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| Kajwang Mourners led by Cord leader Raila Odinga |
Breaking News: Nairobi 19/11/2014 Hundreds
of mourners have gathered at the Lee Funeral Home in Nairobi to receive and
view the body of the late Homa Bay senator Otieno Kajwang’ who died Tuesday
night while undergoing treatment at Mater Hospital.
Cord leaders led by Raila Odinga have converged at the funeral home and are currently leading other mourners in viewing the body of the late charismatic leader.
Raila
said that doctors had treated Kajwang’ for high blood pressure as well as
cardiac arrest. He added that Kajwang’ had been in road accident in Oyugis
recently but said he had was fine.
Raila
called for calm from Cord supporters as they await the postmortem to be
conducted on Kajwang’ to ascertain the exact cause of death.
Others
present are Bungoma senator and Cord co-principal Moses Wetang’ula, Kakamega
senator Boni Khalwale, Ruaraka MP Tom Kajwang’, Kisumu deputy governor Ruth
Odinga among other leaders.
Members
of the public have formed queues to view the body of the late senator most
famous for his rallying song Mapambano in the run-up to the 2007 and 2013
general elections.
No
address has yet been made by the Cord top-brass as the third principal and
Wiper Party leader Kalonzo Musyoka is yet to arrive at the funeral home.
Kajwang’
died Tuesday night at Mater Hospital where he was rushed after complaining of
chest pains while at his South C home.
Doctors
treating Kajwang’ for cardiac related complications later pronounced the former
Mbita MP dead at about 11PM.
Kajwang’
served as the Minister for Immigration in the 2008-2013 coalition government
formed by former President Mwai Kibaki and then Prime Minister Raila Odinga.
