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Raila anointed 'King of Israel' during church performance at funeral

Opposition leader Raila Odinga shocked mourners when he paid Sh200,000 for a walking stick he was gifted by a choir at a funeral in Nyamira County.

Raila who was attending the burial of former West Mugirango MP Benson Kegoro at Menyenya Primary grounds in Borabu, was so thrilled by the Mission Brothers' Ekegusii song titled Nyasae Agatoma Samuel o Yese (God sent Samuel to Jesse) that he rose from his seat and joined the singers.

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