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THE TRUTH ABOUT: Kenya buries long time opposition leader raila odinga - The Untold Story

Thousands of people crowded into the city of Bondo for the funeral (Credit: AFP)

Kenya's long-time opposition leader Raila Odinga was buried in a state funeral in the west of the country on Sunday after days of commemorations attended by tens of thousands.

Odinga died aged 80 on Wednesday in India, sparking an outpouring of grief for a politician who spent years fighting for democracy during the autocratic rule of Daniel arap Moi -- a fight that landed him in jail and forced him into exile.

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