President William Ruto, Raila Odinga and other leaders at the funeral of former PM's bodyguard George Oduor in Ndori, Siaya county, April 12, 2025. /PCS
President William Ruto was among a long list of leaders from across the country who attended the burial of Raila Odinga’s bodyguard and aide, George Oduor.
Oduor, 57, passed away on Wednesday, April 2, at a hospital in Nairobi after a short illness.
He had been Raila’s bodyguard since 1995.
The President eulogised him as a patriot and a man of great integrity.
He described the late Oduor as a confidant of the former Prime Minister and a man of immeasurable loyalty who could be trusted with anything.
“I'm here because George demonstrated beyond any doubt that he is a Kenyan who has demonstrated competence as a security officer. Competence and integrity as a confidant and he has shown immeasurable loyalty as a Kenyan patriot and trusted with the security of Raila Odinga.
“George, though being a very humble security officer and because I believe very strongly in the bottom-up principle, that's why I have come here to celebrate this humble person who has demonstrated great loyalty.”
President William Ruto arrives for the burial service of George Oduor in Ndori, Siaya county, April 12, 2025. /RAILA ODINGA/X
Pallbearers carry George Oduor 's casket during his burial in Ndori, Siaya county, April 12, 2025. /RAILA ODINGA/X
ODM leader Raila Odinga assited by his daughter lay a wreath on George Oduor's grave during his burial in Ndori, Siaya county, April 12, 2025. /RAILA ODINGA/X
ODM leader Raila Odinga assited by his daughter lay a wreath on George Oduor's grave during his burial in Ndori, Siaya county, April 12, 2025. /RAILA ODINGA/X
Family and friends bid George Oduor final farewell during his burial in Ndori, Siaya county, April 12, 2025. /RAILA ODINGA/X
President William Ruto condoles with George Oduor's widow Caren during his burial in Ndori, Siaya county, April 12, 2025. /RAILA ODINGA/X
President William Ruto at the funeral of the former PM's bodyguard George Oduor in Ndori, Siaya County/PCS
President William Ruto, Raila Odinga and other leaders at the funeral of the former PM's bodyguard George Oduor in Ndori, Siaya County/PCS
President William Ruto with the widow of Raila Odinga's bodyguard George Oduor in Ndori, Siaya County/PCS
President William Ruto at the funeral of the former PM's bodyguard George Oduor in Ndori, Siaya county, April 12, 2025. /PCS
President William Ruto, Raila Odinga and other leaders at the funeral of the former PM's bodyguard George Oduor in Ndori, Siaya County/PCS
ODM leader Raila Odinga consoles George Oduor's widow Caren during her husband's burial in Ndori, Siaya county, April 12, 2025. /RAILA ODINGA/X
George Oduor's widow Caren lays a wreath on her husband's grave to bid him final farewell during his burial in Ndori, Siaya county, April 12, 2025. /RAILA ODINGA/X
