Saudi leadership send cables of condolences after passing of former Kenya PM

Saudi Arabia’s King Salman and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman sent cables of condolences to the President of Kenya William Samoei Ruto after the passing of former Kenyan Prime Minister Raila Odinga.

Odinga died at the age of 80 on Wednesday during a health visit to India.

Ruto declared seven days of national mourning and a state funeral, calling Odinga “Kenya’s foremost statesman and one of Africa’s greatest sons.”

King Salman expressed his “deepest condolences” to Ruto, Odinga’s family, and the Kenyan people. The crown prince sent a similar cable.