Kisumu residents barred from viewing Kajwangs body

Piece by: Fred Indimuli
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It was disappointment for thousands of Kisumu residents who turned up at Kisumu stadium on Thursday morning hoping to view the body of the late Homa Bay senator Otieno Kajwang.

The public viewing had been scheduled to take place at the Jomo Kenyatta Sports ground, however organizers of the funeral procession decided to skip it after realizing it would be difficult to control the rowdy crowd.

The funeral procession then proceeded on its journey to Homa Bay by road.

The body which had been flown from Nairobi that same morning received a hero’s welcome at the Kisumu airport as thousands escorted the convoy through the streets of the lakeside town.

Burial is set to take place on Friday at the late Senator’s rural home in Waondo village, Mbita.