Peacemaker buried in favourite attire as thousands pay tribute

Political leaders led by President Uhuru Kenyatta and his Deputy William Ruto (centre) pray for the body Bishop Cornelius Korir at Sport Club grounds in Eldoret. (Photo: Peter Ochieng’/Standard)

The tomb with the remains of Eldoret Catholic Bishop Cornelius Korir was shut at exactly 4.24pm Saturday. And President Uhuru Kenyatta and other dignitaries watched as the body of a man eulogised as a consummate peacemaker was pushed into his final resting place. Then they sprinkled bits of soil as a symbol of sending him off.

Bishop Korir’s body, which was embalmed at the Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital on Friday, was dressed in golden vestment and his head adorned in a golden witer (head gear), his favourite attire when he lived.