Live Updates: Raila's funeral service & grand send off in Bondo

Thousands of mourners have gathered at the Jaramogi Oginga Odinga University of Science and Technology (JOOUST) for the funeral service of the late former Prime Minister Raila Odinga.

The service will be conducted by the Anglican Church of Kenya which will also conduct the final prayer as Odinga is laid in his final resting place.

Raila will be interred at a private event in his Opoda farm after the state funeral service.

Family, friends and dignitaries attending the funeral will also get a chance to eulogise the departed leaders.

Keep refreshing the link for timely updates on Raila Odinga’s final journey as the nation bids farewell to an enigma who has been at the centre of Kenya’s progress for decades, leaving behind a global legacy as a defender of human rights, good governance, democracy and the rule of law.

9:37: President William Ruto makes his way to JOOUST, joined by retired Head of State Uhuru Kenyatta and former Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo. Cabinet Secretaries, Senators, governors and Members of Parliament arrived earlier on.

9:17 am: The body of former Prime Minister Raila Odinga arrives at JOOUST, guarded by the military and the police.

9:10am: Interior CS Kipchumba Murkomen eulogises former Raila, adding that only 500 people will be allowed into Kang’o Ka Jaramogi for Raila’s private burial.

8:37 am: Procession leaves Raila’s Opoda home with the body heading for Jaramogi Oginga Odinga University of Science and Technology.

7:40 am: Embakasi East MP Babu Owino, Nairobi Woman Representative Esther Passaris and Kilifi Governor Gideon Mung'aro are among those already at the venue, with President Ruto expected to make his way later on.

7:30am: Mourners stream in for the funeral service with dignitaries also arriving.