The body of the late former President Daniel Moi is lying in the state at Parliament buildings for public viewing for the second day.
First public viewing was done on Saturday and is expected to end on Monday evening, which is the third day of lying in the state.
On Saturday, 24,683 Kenyans were able to view Moi’s body.
However, there are rules that must be followed while viewing the body.
First, an order has to be observed. Kenyans are supposed to follow the queue so as to give the security forces manning the crowd an easy time.
When viewing the body, upon strict safety scrutiny from the security team, one is expected to spend at most 10 seconds at the scene.
In addition, children below 10 years are not allowed in the building. Some mothers were forced back by the security officials after showing up with underage kids.
Moreover, members of the public willing to pay their last respects to Kenya’s second president will only be allowed into the parliament buildings from 8AM to 5PM until Monday.
On this day (Sunday), several leaders, including former Prime Minister Raila Odinga, who was in Ethiopia on Saturday, are expected to view the remains of the former president.
When public viewing of Moi’s body comes to an end on Monday evening, there will be a funeral service at Nyayo stadium on Tuesday, which was declared a public holiday of observation to allow Kenyans pay their last respects to the former head of state.
Moi’s body will then be interred at his Kabarak home on Wednesday February 12, 2020.
