KAMPALA. The Interreligious Council of Uganda (IRCU) has joined hundreds of global leaders in mourning the passing of Kenya’s former Prime Minister, the late Rt. Hon. Raila Amolo Odinga.
His Eminence Sheikh Muhammad Ali Waiswa, the Deputy Mufti, on behalf of His Eminence , Sheikh Shaban Ramadhan Mubajj , the Mufti of Uganda and Co-Chair/President of IRCU; Pastor Dr. Joseph Sserwadda, the Presiding Apostle of the Born Again Evangelical Churches and Co-Chair/President of IRCU; and Hon. Joshua Kitakule, the Secretary General of IRCU joined other mourners across the East African region on Saturday morning to pay tribute to the fallen gallant son of Africa.
The trio represented the Council of Presidents of the Interreligious Council of Uganda at a brief ceremony to sign the condolence book at the Kenyan High Commission Offices in Uganda’s Kampala.
They were received by H.E. Deputy Ambassador Dr. Suleiman Roba. In their brief remarks, they paid tribute to the late Raila Odinga, describing him as a staunch Pan-Africanist who has left an indelible mark on Kenyan politics.
Odinga 80, died on Wednesday morning in India where he had been taken to receive treatment related to cardiac related illness . He will be buried on tomorrow ,Sunday in his ancestral home in Kisumu .