Mourners Given Bread, Water and Soda at Kibaki's Burial

All mourners who arrived for former President Mwai Kibaki's State Burial were given a loaf of bread, soda, and water.

Mourners Given Bread, Water and Soda at Kibaki's Burial

Kibaki's body was transported by road from the Lee Funeral Home in Nairobi to his rural home.

The military-escorted cortege left the Lee Funeral Home in Nairobi at 7 a.m.

The former president of Kenya, who served from 2002 to 2012, died on April 22 as a result of illness and old age.

The circumstances of his death have not been made public, but his son Jimmy stated last week that he had been ill for several months, with the last three months being the worst.

He will be given a state burial with full military honors.

On Friday, thousands of people attended a state funeral service in his honor at the Nyayo National Stadium, including three foreign heads of state—South African President Cyril Ramaphosa, South Sudanese President Salva Kiir, and Ethiopia's Sahle-Work Zewde—and other dignitaries.

The cause of Kibaki's death has not been revealed. His health deteriorated after a serious car accident in 2002, and he was frequently admitted to the hospital in recent years.