George Odour: A send-off in pictures

President William Ruto and ODM leader Raila Odinga are among the key leaders attending the burial of Odinga’s longtime bodyguard, George Oduor, in Rarieda, Siaya County.

They are joined by Energy Cabinet Secretary Opiyo Wandayi, Governors James Orengo (Siaya), Gladys Wanga (Homa Bay), Anyang’ Nyong’o (Kisumu), and Ochillo Ayacko (Migori). COTU Secretary-General Francis Atwoli and several Members of Parliament are also present at the ceremony.

Oduor, who died last week while hospitalised, is being laid to rest at his home in Ndori, Siaya.

In his sermon on Saturday, April 12, Bishop David Muriithi praised Oduor’s unwavering loyalty to Odinga, calling it admirable.

“He lived and died in loyalty to Raila. May God rest his soul in peace,” the bishop said.

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Oduor served as Odinga’s aide and personal bodyguard for more than three decades. So dedicated was he in his role as bodyguard that he was among the security officers who would take a bullet for the ODM leader during the days of upheaval with past political regimes.