President Hage Geingob has conferred a state funeral on late Mburumba Kerina. Professor Kerina died on Monday in Windhoek, aged 89. President Geingob says the deeds of late Mburumba Kerina in advancing the cause of independence should provide the family and Namibians with comfort. As one of the early petitioners for independence to the UN, President Geingob says, he was able to witness Professor Kerina's work and activism geared towards freeing the country. Professor Kerina's remains will be interred at a place and date yet to be announced