On Friday, April 29, Kenyan newspapers reported Kenyans would bid a final goodbye to the late retired president Mwai Kibaki whose state funeral programme would be held at Nyayo National Stadium. The StandardThe only surviving sibling of the late retired president Mwai Kibaki, Esther Waitherero, has opened up on how his death on Friday, April 22, affected her. Daily NationMwai Kibaki is set to be accorded a state funeral with full military honours befitting his status as Kenya's third head of state. Among foreign dignitaries expected at the event are South African president Cyril Ramaphosa, South Sudan's Salva Kiir and Ethiopia's Sahle-Work Zewde. The late president also distanced himself from GEMA while presenting himself as a national leader.

Source: Daily Nation April 29, 2022 05:22 UTC