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As if anticipating the drama that would follow upon the event of his death, Raila Amolo Odinga required that his remains be laid to rest within three days, effectively signalling his aversion to funereal fanfare that dominates Kenya’s politicos.
Given his stature in Kenyan politics, there is a possibility that mourning may have lasted days, even weeks, punctuated by cultural rites in which throngs of mourners would descend on his homestead for days and nights on end. Now it seems everything will be collapsed into a few tight days to accommodate the 72-hour window.
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