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Kibaki's final farewell: Kenya's ex-president buried in Nyeri

Kenya's former president Mwai Kibaki.

Kenya's former president Mwai Kibaki. PHOTO | FILE | NMG

By  VALERIE KOGA

Kenya's former president Mwai Kibaki was buried in Othaya in Nyeri County, central Kenya on Saturday.

Early in the morning, the cortege left Nairobi for Nyeri, where a funeral service was held.

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