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Mourners gather to receive the body of former Prime Minister Raila Odinga at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport. [PCS]
More details have emerged on why the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport was temporarily shut during the arrival of former Prime Minister Raila Odinga's body from India on October 16, 2025.
According to the latest update by the State Department for Aviation and Aerospace, the decision was arrived so as to uphold aviation security standards after the airport experienced an unprecedented surge of mourners seeking to receive the late leader.
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