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News: Nigerian VP in Kenya For Former President Burial (Photo story)



Nairobi, KenyaThe state funeral for Kenya's ex-President Daniel Arap Moi, who ruled the East African country for more than two decades, was taking place Tuesday ahead of his burial a day later.

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Declaring Tuesday a public holiday, President Uhuru Kenyatta said, "... we commence the final journey of a great son of Kenya, a cherished brother, a loving father, a mentor to many, a father of our nation, a champion of pan-Africanism and the second president of the republic of Kenya." 
Moi died last week at the age of 95.

His body has been displayed at the parliament building in Nairobi for three days as people came to pay their last respects to a man whose name evokes mixed emotions among Kenyans across generations.
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