61 years of independence: Madaraka Day in pictures

Residents arrive at Bungoma Masinde Muliro stadium for the Madaraka Day celebrations. [Benjamin Sakwa, Standard]

Thousands of Kenyans have arrived at the Masinde Muliro Stadium Kandunyi in Bungoma County ahead of the Madaraka Day Celebrations.

By 6:30 am, hundreds of Bungoma residents and guests thronged to the stadium, nearly filling it to capacity.