Tuonyeshe ya Nyerere tuone huo Uafrika.
BTW Wacha ushenzi wa ku-compare Moi na Nyerere!
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Nyerere's body flown home
Namibian President Sam Nujoma pays his last respects
The body of former Tanzanian President Julius Nyerere has been flown to his home village after his state funeral in Dar es Salaam.
It will lie in state for a further two days in Butiama, his birthplace in the north of the country, before being buried on Saturday.
Representatives of more than 70 countries attended the funeral on Thursday. It was the largest international delegation ever to visit the country.
South African President Thabo Mbeki and Zimbabwe's Robert Mugabe were among 16 African heads of state.
US Secretary of State Madeleine Albright arrived in Tanzania from Nigeria and the Princess Royal represented Britain's royal family.
They rubbed shoulders with former revolutionaries who plotted their campaigns from Dar es Salaam during the 1960s and 1970s, when independence was sweeping through the continent.
Thousands of ordinary Tanzanians also flocked to the capital to pay their last respects, among them Muslims, Christians, tribal chiefs, beggars and businessmen.
Many lined the route taken by the gun carriage bearing the body of the late president en route to the airport.
Conscience of Africa
The eulogy was read by the current Tanzanian President, Benjamin Mkapa. Many of the visiting dignitaries also paid lavish tributes.
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Kenyan President Daniel arap Moi said: "He was one of the greatest sons of Africa. The passing of Mwalimu Nyerere represents the passing of an era in Africa... he was rightly called the conscience of Africa."
Mrs Albright said there was no question that Mr Nyerere was one of the great leaders of our time. She said he had bequeathed Tanzania a proud tradition of unity and tradition.
Mourners weep openly
More than three million mourners filed through a temporary mausoleum built at the national stadium after the body was laid in state on Tuesday.
Many travelled great distances to pay their last respects to the man many knew simply as "Mwalimu" - the teacher.
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An enormous queue stretched for miles outside the stadium and many people wept openly or gasped as they passed the body, lying on a bed of satin.
"This is the shock of the century for Tanzanians. Nyerere was so much loved by everyone, " said one observer.
Dr Nyerere died from cancer in a London hospital last week, aged 77.
He is still revered in Tanzania as the "father of the nation" after leading the country to independence and serving as its first president from 1964 to 1985.
The government has declared 30 days of mourning throughout the country.
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Daniel arap Moi: Kenya mourns 'iconic leader'
Image copyrightAFPImage captionKenyans have been queuing to view the body of their late president, who died on Tuesday
Kenyans are queuing up to view the body of the country's longest-serving president, Daniel arap Moi, as it lies in state in the capital, Nairobi.
Mr Moi, who led the country from 1978 to 2002, died on Tuesday at 95.
Speaking before the body was taken through Nairobi, President Uhuru Kenyatta called him an "iconic leader".
But he had a mixed legacy. Critics saw him as an authoritarian ruler, while allies credited him for maintaining stability.
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He ruthlessly dealt with political opponents and was accused of overseeing a programme of torture and killings.
He cracked down on the opposition following a failed coup in 1982.
Image copyrightEPAImage captionThe former president's body will lie in state until Monday
In 2004, Mr Moi, who was Kenya's second president, asked for forgiveness from "those he had wronged".
But Mr Kenyatta said that as one of the leaders of the independence movement, his predecessor "helped shepherd our country out of the shackles of colonial rule".
He also praised him for a peaceful transition to multi-party politics.
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I am here to pay tribute to a great leader. I will never forget him. He was a generous man"
Anne Njambi
Long queues of people of all ages and from across Kenyan society are quietly waiting to view the body at the parliament buildings, the BBC's Roncliffe Odit reports.
"I am here to pay tribute to a great leader," Anne Njambi, 46, who had travelled 100km (62 miles), told the BBC.
"We enjoyed [free] milk while in school," she added referring to one of Mr Moi's signature policies.
"I will never forget him. He was a generous man."
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I remember Moi as a great leader who offered me a bursary to complete my studies in high school"
Helen Ngema
Helen Ngema travelled 600km for the viewing.
"I remember Moi as a great leader who offered me a bursary to complete my studies in high school," she said.
"I met him in 1988 while at school... He gave me advice about why it's important to study hard."
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Saturday is the first of three days when the former president's body will be lying in state.
There will be a state funeral on Tuesday and he will be buried the next day at his private home, 200km from Nairobi.
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