NASA presidential candidate Raila Odinga is a man of great
interest to the public and wherever he goes, cameras are always there to
document his moments.
Mr. Odinga attends countless funerals and has more than once
used the platform to propagate his political inclinations.
This is a trick he learnt from his father Oginga
Odinga who would use funerals to send political messages when he was placed
under house arrest.
The founding father would send notes endorsing people for
political positions as he was not free to move around.
Interestingly, the former Prime Minister has followed in the
steps of his father and has been spotted in different funerals where apart from
condoling with the aggrieved families, talks politics.
But what has caught the attention of many is the rather
strange lifting of the hand Odinga does when paying his last respect to the
dead.
In several funerals, the NASA leader has been
captured lifting his hand in the air or when carrying his whisk raising it as
he honors the departed.
In other instances Mr Odinga has donned traditional regalia
during funerals.
Though some may view it as strange, the NASA leader could
just be practicing cultural rites of the Luo community.
Here are pictures of Odinga at different funerals:
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| Raila at IEBC ICT Manager's Chris Musando's burial |
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| Raila joined the family of Senator George Khaniri for the burial of the legislator's sister in Serem, Vihiga County |
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| Raila at Jacob Juma's burial |
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| Raila at Kijana Wamalwa's burial |
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| Raila at Otieno Kajwang |
