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Mkapa: Kenya declares three days of mourning, flags to fly at half-mast

President Uhuru Kenyatta has declared a three-day period of national mourning following the death of former Tanzanian President Benjamin Mkapa (pictured) who passed away on Friday night at the age of 81 after an illness.

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