Na hii ni sehemu ya hotuba ya Rais Obama katika shughuli hiyo ya kuuaga mwilili wa Mandela.
"We will never see the likes of Nelson Mandela again. But let me say to the young people of Africa, and young people around the world - you can make his life’s work your own. Over thirty years ago, while still a student, I learned of Mandela and the struggles in this land. It stirred something in me. It woke me up to my responsibilities - to others, and to myself - and set me on an improbable journey that finds me here today. And while I will always fall short of Madiba’s example, he makes me want to be better".
![Eulogy: U.S. President Barack Obama delivers his speech at the memorial service for Nelson Mandela at the FNB soccer stadium in Johannesburg](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/blogger_img_proxy/AEn0k_sUkxWlIHZGyAk2YTKG23VEuKcjnLxTWuMBLWQ_xDQvLulVXQJZ2NWuQC96J0zG2RL0RK20jS7SX82x7kFS5J8ztvmhz--uFeAwKxSk_MuTokw2jt4wrw3KCnwcfxsB2_v64iyVc0Be0fGf4jhyTthRwgc0wHim5wfjOtVf=s0-d)
![Sombre occasion: Members of Nelson Mandela's family take their seats amid heavy rain ahead of his memorial service at the FNB Stadium in Soweto, near Johannesburg](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/blogger_img_proxy/AEn0k_vHVV5cOJB7sT8FZ8N0i-48xs1Ej4oHUllizjTRvLq4QHVeK2RQUo0fPVqtN0rAmX6-gq00YAjS-dXR33O63xbNbW0bCKuISsOhgLVWoTKkWhKI-xHXCH2tT7qfdpTuOqbQGaNQhgDEQ0RZ-9L4DvnoNaEpGplaAZH5Hn_CvA=s0-d)
UN secretary-general Ban Ki-moon: 'South Africa has lost a hero, we have lost a father and the world has lost a beloved friend and mentor.
![Who's who of world leaders: VIPs and dignitaries watch from the tribune as rain lashes down during the memorial service](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/blogger_img_proxy/AEn0k_tNsedKAaiQOacseJRnJZ9AD7yYCRFs15DR_06fViJqzu1ILKJ4jOySiCcrD-yhEOOKyLINXP1aze_z2ufOKljY5nMRseu-eHaTzNA8PWxCVMkMvnw5KqR4Ky3t_pUtoyPI5628QTa0HN8o0CUAhyGX1XXmAUKPxPpgB9lrJA=s0-d)
![Paying tribute: World leaders converged on the FNB Stadium in Soweto, the Johannesburg township that was a stronghold of support for the anti-apartheid struggle that Mandela embodied](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/blogger_img_proxy/AEn0k_vVr-9W5odliD-fG0D8WWWtvNIkve0y9moUDd3OdYXEtDlrc2UGMzCDXXMYsGAMP9XITZon-vgiyJgxCmKOQhsfDr4Pgr0SDmXW0tsWY04fTBd7yak3OlrjXadkk7EfxUAt1maYkMuCvxHWDjmuro6FGLLlbYw-6U_vwbba=s0-d)
![Homage: Obama paid an emotional tribute to Nelson Mandela, thanking the people of South Africa for 'sharing' their former president with the world](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/blogger_img_proxy/AEn0k_vG4OZVhFYdTyD3ZhHsUGN1jOWAWZExgkOs6Ftr321BeE9iX5pnaCTz7HgRbM4MAAyvr7SVrbCkSGRo08jIvNhQX7TQEr4Inkz-G99VjIBa40qUT1f43SBIV34wOXUBlZWyaesgD8fx3nwzjCtTldExGVGkPwvp4pGdqmzFSA=s0-d)
Successor: Former South African President Thabo Mbeki is welcomed as he arrives at the FNB Stadium before heading inside the venue with his wife Zanele (left)
![Key role: Cuban President Raul Castro Ruz arrives for the memorial service where he is due to give a speech](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/blogger_img_proxy/AEn0k_uwsojrZxCryhJcm7j_1tfRZprzIfkYWSycBHvWIF91HjRpf8AnGrb8Yw_1PFCR4qjdD_plWGXwdAgrAWtWbEirr0zhJjoteLtI0r5dxQHPEw6i4FZGsLffZ2-4cDV8XbuUfpCRwq5vslldCMZVj3wYfd6gHzlQjOQ9BRQYYg=s0-d)
![The highest spots: Spectators gather ahead of the Tuesday memorial ceremony](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/blogger_img_proxy/AEn0k_sCfga36aJCrjK_g9alqwSyOlftnPSHtwtqKA5OEtdo6QuwM8PhcaDILt8JGDRsIQOjQKIsq-tZ3Ok4m0aYpXf6xWjsk7uzQn13USyN4PmMMy4V7JNmSWaT7MGnMK9IqM5j7G5LsN3KuZnZ7lbo-jkkZ-YBRs3a0cHfVINOVg=s0-d)
![Lines of succession: Obama led the Americans, followed by Michelle, then former President George Bush, Laura Bush, and Hillary Clinton seen just slightly at the end](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/blogger_img_proxy/AEn0k_t5H6GQX00_9fsGqsj-QDQfwMSDOoNtDL-ORfb2JTAdclWlkyJQervmDuDH-osTmybpeptWxINPN4h0ytqVw5alzZ8VmJ9kvEqT-uRoJg2HgtLoQBhP-AtOkQ9HfJy7KqIaMtS66lLmpJWeJdPycvfea-YKtcmeyqvW26Ua=s0-d)
"We will never see the likes of Nelson Mandela again. But let me say to the young people of Africa, and young people around the world - you can make his life’s work your own. Over thirty years ago, while still a student, I learned of Mandela and the struggles in this land. It stirred something in me. It woke me up to my responsibilities - to others, and to myself - and set me on an improbable journey that finds me here today. And while I will always fall short of Madiba’s example, he makes me want to be better".
Selfie: David Cameron and Barack Obama took a picture of themselves alongside Denmark's prime minister Helle Thorning-Schmidt
Get in shot! Ms Thorning-Schmidt, who is Neil Kinnock's daughter-in-law, pulls Mr Cameron into the frame
President Barack Obama and Danish prime minister, Helle Thorning-Schmidt chat during the ceremony
Mrs Thorning-Schmidt then points out something of interest in the order of service
They then share a joke during the poignant memorial to Nelson Mandela
Obama and the Danish Prime Minister share a joke during the memorial service as the First Lady looks on unimpressed
Friendly: Mr Obama and Ms Thorning-Schmidt appeared to be getting on well as they sat together throughout the ceremony
Eulogy: U.S. President Obama waves to the crowd as he delivers his speech at the memorial service for Nelson Mandela in Johannesburg
Passion: Mr Obama spoke of how he was inspired by Mandela's political mission when he began his own career
Fitting setting: A general view of the arena which was the location of Mr Mandela's first speech in Johannesburg after he was released from prison in 1990
Rare display of unity: President Obama shakes hands with Cuban leader Raul Castro in spite of the animosity between their governments
Historic: The handshake between Obama and Fidel Castro's brother Raul came during a ceremony that focused on Mandela's legacy of reconciliation
'His triumph was your triumph': President Barrack Obama is shown on a big screen as he delivers his eulogy to flag-waving and umbrella-holding mourners
Mutual respect: President Obama speaks to Nelson Mandela's widow Graca Machel during the memorial service
Giving his condolences: President Obama kisses Nelson Mandela's widow Graca Machel during the memorial service
Leaders: Tony Abbott, John Key and David Cameron, prime ministers of Australia, New Zealand and Britain respectively, at the service
Representatives: David Cameron and Nick Clegg were attending the ceremony along with three former Prime Ministers of Britain
Arrival: Mr Cameron, Mr Clegg and John Major walking in to the FNB Stadium this morning
Dignitaries: Sir John Major and Tony Blair were two of the former Prime Ministers of the UK to attend in honour of Mandela
Support: Gordon Brown, who paid tribute to Mandela in the Commons yesterday, with his wife Sarah and George W. Bush
Sombre occasion: Members of Nelson Mandela's family take their seats amid heavy rain ahead of his memorial service at the FNB Stadium in Soweto, near Johannesburg
Prominent role: U.S. President Barack Obama, who will deliver a eulogy at the service, is joined by First Lady Michelle (right)
Cheers: When America's first couple flashed up on screen the crowd roared their approval of the U.S.'s first black President
Tough conditions: Mr Obama was delayed because his motorcade struggled through the rain-soaked route to the World Cup stadium
Two very different receptions: Mr Obama, who was greeted with prolonged applause, embraces South African president Jacob Zuma, who was loudly booed
Embarrassing: South African Jacob Zuma was roundly booed by the crowd when he got up to deliver his tribute to Mr Mandela
Relatives: Mr Mandela's ex-wife Winnie Mandela Madikizela (left) and his widow Graca Machel (far right) take their seats in the stadium
Emotional: Winnie Madikizela-Mandela (left) and Graca Machel (right) fight back tears as moving tributes to Mr Mandela are read out
Nelson Mandela's former wife Winnie Mandela Madikizela (left) and his widow Graca Machel embrace at his memorial service. The two women are close and refer to each other as 'sisters'
Mourning: Mr Mandela's former wife Winnie Mandela Madikizela (centre), who famously greeted her husband as he left prison, arrives at the ceremony
Family affair: (front row) Mr Mandela's daughters Zindzi, Zenani and Makaziwe Mandela, ex-wife
UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon said 'the world has lost a beloved friend and mentor'
Respect: Nelson Mandela is shown on a giant screen inside the stadium as thousands of South Africans and global dignitaries file into the ground
A man waves a South African flag: South Africans have been praised for the 'dignified' way in which they have commemorated Mr Mandela's death
Umbrella weather: The ceremony started an hour late in the pouring rain to allow dignitaries and members of the public to file in to the arena
Empty seats: The 94,000-capacity stadium was reportedly only two-thirds full which may have due to the adverse weather conditions
Who's who of world leaders: VIPs and dignitaries watch from the tribune as rain lashes down during the memorial service
Paying tribute: World leaders converged on the FNB Stadium in Soweto, the Johannesburg township that was a stronghold of support for the anti-apartheid struggle that Mandela embodied
Rivals: But George W. Bush, pictured with wife Laura, apparently got on well with his predecessor Bill Clinton, pictured with wife Hillary and Chelsea
Wet, but well received: President Barack Obama greets members of the crowd in the pouring rain after making his speech
Homage: Obama paid an emotional tribute to Nelson Mandela, thanking the people of South Africa for 'sharing' their former president with the world
Leaving: Mr Obama waves to the camera as he walks out of the ceremony with the First Lady
Former president Bill Clinton and his wife, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton arrived separately but were seen leaving together with their daughter Chelsea (third right) and aide Huma Abedin (front)
Close ties: Supermodel Naomi Campbell, who Mr Mandela described as his 'honorary granddaughter', enters the FNB stadium ahead of the service
Controversial: Reviled Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe is questioned by reporters as he makes his way into the stadium
Stars: U2 singer Bono and South African actress Charlize Theron talking in the crowd at the ceremony
Ally: FW de Klerk, who was awarded the Nobel Prize along with Mandela for his role in ending apartheid, arrives with his wife Elita
'He has done it again... people from all walks of life, all here, united': UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon pays tribute to Mr Mandela
Associates: Jimmy Carter, Kofi Annan and Henry Kissinger arrived at the memorial service together
RAIN SHOWS 'GODS ARE WELCOMING MANDELA HOME'
Jovial: Former UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan (left) and retired Anglican Archbishop Desmond Tutu appear in good spirits as they arrive for the service
Embraced: Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair (left) is greeted after arriving for the memorial service in Johannesburg
Sense of humour: Former President of Ireland Mary Robinson (left) chats with Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu arrive inside the FNB stadium
Audience: Italian prime minister Enrico Letta (above left), French ex-president Nicolas Sarkozy (below left) and his successor Francois Hollande (below right)
Key role: Cuban President Raul Castro Ruz arrives for the memorial service where he is due to give a speech
The highest spots: Spectators gather ahead of the Tuesday memorial ceremony
Colourful: A woman dressed in the regalia of the South African national rugby team arriving at the stadium
Celebration: A mourner wearing a wig in the South African national colours arrives at the stadium
Dance: Many of those inside the stadium were dancing to celebrate the life of the former leader
Tribute: Many of those attending the memorial were decked out in national flags and wearing celebratory clothing
Unity: Mandela is loved by South Africans for his efforts to transform the racially divided country into the 'Rainbow Nation'
Passion: The huge number of mourners at the ceremony is testimony to the impact Mandela made on his country
Carnival atmosphere: Even before the start of the service thousands had gathered to celebrate the life of the former president
Drizzle: But mourners were not deterred by the rain in Johannesburg as they arrived at the stadium
Hero: Mandela's death has united South Africa in mourning for the past five days
Springboks: South Africa's rugby captain Jean de Villiers and his predecessor Francois Pienaar were among the mourners
United: When Mandela handed the rugby world cup to Pienaar it was considered a landslide moment in the post-apartheid era
Image: Supporters bore newspapers with Mandela on the front page as they filed in to the service
Politics: A supporter waves the flag of the African National Congress, the liberation movement which became Mandela's political party
Banner: Supporters carrying a large sign which paid tribute to Mandela's lasting legacy in South Africa and the rest of the world
Queues: Members of the public clutching umbrellas to protect against the rain file in to the stadium in Soweto
Getting ready: Crowds have been piling up around the First National Bank stadium where Mandela's memorial service will be held on Tuesday
Filling the seats: The stadium, dubbed 'Soccer City', holds 90,000 but there have been overflow areas planned in advance
Paternal: Mandela was often known at 'Tata', or 'Father', by South Africans grateful for his legacy
Festive: Men singing in the queue for the ceremony at South Africa's largest football stadium
Prepared: People filled the stadium on Tuesday hours before the dignitaries arrived
Downpout: The rain did not deter the good-natured crowds and provided a business opportunity for entrepreneurial bystanders
His final appearance: It was in 'Soccer City' in 2010 where former President Mandela was last seen publicly before he stopped going to large events due to his ailing health
Inspiration: 14-year-old Thomas looks out across the arena as the crowds start to file in for the memorial service
Programme: The events were scheduled to include talks by world leaders as well as tributes from Mandela's family
Outside: A mourner holding a South African flag on the outskirts of the FNB Stadium this morning
Homestead: A woman in Mandela's village of Qunu stokes a fire as his memorial service plays on TV behind her
Touching down: President Obama and First Lady Michelle looked collected and sombre after coming off the 17-hour flight on Air Force One
Welcoming committee: President Obama and Michelle (who is covered by an umbrella) are greeted Tuesday morning on the tarmac in Johannesburg by International Relations Minister Maite Nkoane-Mashabane (center)
Former President George W. Bush and his wife Laura are seen coming off of Air Force One after the Obamas as the two couples shared the plane with former Secretary of State and first lady Hillary Clinton
Lines of succession: Obama led the Americans, followed by Michelle, then former President George Bush, Laura Bush, and Hillary Clinton seen just slightly at the end
Not attending: Russia's president Vladimir Putin today signed a book of condolence for Mandela's death at the South African embassy in Moscow.
Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe and his wife Grace Mugabe (centre) arrive in Pretoria ahead of the memorial
Equatorial Guinea's president Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo (left) and Kenya's President Uhuru Kenyatta (right) also arrived in South Africa on Monday night
Pakistani President Mamnoon Hussain (centre) is also on the guestlist for the prestigious memorial
Uganda's President Yoweri Museveni (left) and Malawi's President Joyce Banda (right) arrive at Waterkloof Air Force Base in Pretoria
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