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Four people perished in Nairobi when law enforcement discharged weapons and deployed teargas to break up huge gatherings at a sports arena where statesman Raila Odinga's corpse was lying in state.

Political Figure Honored

The statesman, who remained a prominent player in the country's governance for a long period, died on that day at age 80 while undergoing healthcare in India.

He campaigned vigorously for democratic systems, and we experience those freedoms today because of his work.

Disorder Unfolds at Venue

Countless devotees congregated on the streets from dawn, with mayhem erupting when enormous throng broke through a gate at the capital's primary venue, prompting military personnel to shoot skyward.

• A pair of persons perished from bullets at the stadium
• Casualties eventually reached to four people
• Scores of people sustained injuries
• Authorities employed irritants to disperse thousands mourners

Aviation Hub Event and Government Building Standoff

During the morning, numerous of supporters briefly stormed Nairobi's international airport, disrupting a official event where the nation's leader and dignitaries were receiving Odinga's remains with armed forces tribute.

This incident caused a brief stoppage of flight activities.

Groups also overwhelmed nearby roads and attempted to breach parliament, where the administration had initially planned the open visitation.

Political Heritage and Ethnic Devotion

Although primarily recognized as an opposition figure, Odinga assumed the role of prime minister in 2008 and also struck a agreement with the president last year in a public service characterized by shifting alliances.

He inspired intense commitment among followers, especially in his ethnic group based in the country's west, many of whom maintain he was deprived of the nation's leadership by electoral fraud.

Countless of Odinga's followers, who were unborn in 1991 when Kenya became a multi-party democracy, paid tribute to Odinga's efforts as an activist.