Family and friends today congregated at the St.

Peters Catholic church in Elburgon, Molo sub-county to bid farewell to the slain Molo human rights activist, Richard Otieno.

Family members, overwhelmed by grief, struggled to express their pain.

His sister, Anne Otieno, tearfully described Richard as the pillar of their family. "He was our strength, our guide, a beacon of hope who touched the lives of not only family members but many others too.