Security officials remove the body of Prof Ali Mazrui from a Turkish Airlines plane at the Moi International Airport, Mombasa in this photo taken on October 19, 2014. PHOTO | KEVIN ODIT | NATION MEDIA GROUP
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Mombasa County Governor Hassan Joho (right) and other leaders carry the body of Prof Ali Mazrui from a Turkish Airlines plane at the Moi International Airport in this photo taken on October 19, 2014. PHOTO | KEVIN ODIT | NATION MEDIA GROUP
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Mombasa County Senator Hassan Omar and Chief Justice Willy Mutunga (right) hug at the Moi International Airport VIP lounge shortly after receiving the body of Prof Ali Mazrui on October 19, 2014. PHOTO | KEVIN ODIT | NATION MEDIA GROUP
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Casket containing the body of Prof Ali Mazrui arrives at Masjid Mbaruk Mosque for the final prayers before burial on October 19, 2014. PHOTO | LABAN WALLOGA | NATION MEDIA GROUP
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Mourners carry the coffin containing the body of Prof Ali Mazrui along Nkurumah road for burial at the Mazrui cemetery in Old Town, Mombasa on October 19, 2014. PHOTO | LABAN WALLOGA | NATION MEDIA GROUP
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Close family members in the grave waiting to receive the body of Prof Ali Mazrui for burial after prayers at Mbaruk Mosque on October 19, 2014. PHOTO | LABAN WALLOGA | NATION MEDIA GROUP
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The late Prof Ali Mazrui is laid to rest at the Mazrui family cemetery near Fort Jesus on October 19, 2014. PHOTO | LABAN WALLOGA | NATION MEDIA GROUP
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Pauline Uti Mazrui (left) the widow to the late Prof Ali Mazrui with his son Farid Mazrui at Aghakhan Academy hall in Mombasa. Leaders and other scholars paid tribute to Prof Mazrui on October 19, 2014. PHOTO | KEVIN ODIT | NATION MEDIA GROUP