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Four people perished in Kenya's capital when law enforcement opened fire and deployed teargas to scatter huge gatherings at a stadium where political figure Raila Odinga's remains was on public view.

National Figure Honored

The politician, who was a prominent player in the country's governance for a long period, passed away on that day at age 80 while receiving medical treatment in the subcontinent.

He struggled relentlessly for multi-party democracy, and we benefit from those rights today because of his efforts.

Chaos Erupts at Arena

Thousands devotees assembled on the streets from early morning, with disorder erupting when massive group breached a gate at the city's central arena, leading to soldiers to shoot skyward.

• A pair of persons were shot dead at the location
• Fatalities eventually reached to four
• Many individuals sustained injuries
• Authorities deployed chemical agents to scatter thousands mourners

Airport Incident and Parliament Confrontation

During the morning, numerous of mourners momentarily entered Nairobi's international airport, interrupting a ceremony where the head of state and dignitaries were accepting Odinga's body with military honors.

This situation led to a two-hour suspension of airport operations.

Assemblies also flooded nearby roads and tried to enter the legislative building, where the government had first arranged the public viewing.

Political Heritage and Community Backing

While predominantly identified as an political challenger, Odinga served as prime minister in 2008 and also formed a alliance with the president last year in a career defined by shifting alliances.

He inspired intense commitment among followers, especially in his ethnic group based in the country's west, many of whom contend he was denied the highest office by election irregularities.

Countless of Odinga's followers, who were not living in 1991 when Kenya established itself as a multi-faction governance, expressed respect to Odinga's work as an campaigner.