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Uhuru Opens Public Viewing Of Kibaki’s Body at Parliament buildings
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Uhuru Opens Public Viewing Of Kibaki’s Body at Parliament buildings

President Uhuru Kenyatta has opened the public viewing of the late former President Mwai Kibaki’s body at the Parliament buildings. Kenyatta on Monday morning led dignitaries in paying their last respect to the departed Head of State in the company of First Lady Margaret Kenyatta. Kibaki’s body will lie in state at the premises through the three-day viewing before his state funeral on Friday. Members of the public who wish to view the body will be guided by protocol officers, with the COMESA Grounds at the Kenyatta International Convention Center (KICC) designated as the holding area. The exercise will be held on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday from 8am to 5pm. Notable people who led the public in paying their last respects to the departed president include President...
Mwai Kibaki’s body arrives in Parliament
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Mwai Kibaki’s body arrives in Parliament

The body of former President Mwai Kibaki on Monday arrived at Parliament buildings a few minutes before 7:30 am. This followed a Solemn Procession that began from Lee Funeral Home and took to  Valley Road and Kenyatta Avenue through to Parliament Road. A Military Guard of Honour was mounted along Parliament Road for the entry procession into Parliament The former Head of State will lie-in-state for the next three days. Kibaki died at the age of 90.