Leaders united in grief as they pay last tribute to Raila Odinga's son Fidel

From left: President Uhuru Kenyatta, Deputy President William Ruto, Nairobi Governor Evans Kidero and his wife Susan Mboya, former VP Kalonzo Musyoka and Speaker of the National Assembly Justin Muturi during a memorial service for Fidel Odinga. [PHOTO: DPPS]

NAIROBI: The wall between government and opposition crumbled as leaders eulogised Raila Odinga’s son Fidel as a unifier and called for national unity and dialogue fashioned along the lines of what they praised as his indiscriminate socialisation and friendship circle.

They spoke a few feet from where the casket bearing the remains of the first born son of the Opposition leader and with the differences between the two political blocs set aside, even President Uhuru in his speech appreciated that before all eyes at the funeral service, dazzled the beautiful face of 'One Kenya'.