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Four people were killed in the capital city when security forces shot and employed chemical irritants to break up enormous assemblies at a sports arena where opposition leader Raila Odinga's body was on public view.

National Leader Mourned

The statesman, who remained a prominent player in the nation's political landscape for decades, died on that day at age 80 while receiving medical treatment in India.

He struggled relentlessly for political pluralism, and we experience those rights today because of his efforts.

Chaos Unfolds at Arena

Numerous devotees congregated on thoroughfares from early morning, with disorder erupting when massive group broke through a entrance at Nairobi's main stadium, causing armed forces to fire in the air.

• A pair of persons lost their lives to gunfire at the venue
• Death toll eventually reached to four
• Numerous people got wounded
• Police deployed chemical agents to disperse thousands mourners

Aviation Hub Event and Parliament Situation

Earlier in the day, countless of grievers temporarily invaded the city's air terminal, halting a formal proceeding where the head of state and dignitaries were welcoming Odinga's body with armed forces tribute.

This event led to a two-hour suspension of flight activities.

Assemblies also overwhelmed nearby roads and tried to enter parliament, where the administration had initially planned the community homage.

Political Heritage and Community Devotion

Though mainly known as an political challenger, Odinga served as senior minister in 2008 and also struck a political pact with the leader last year in a public service defined by changing partnerships.

He inspired passionate devotion among supporters, notably in his ethnic group based in western Kenya, many of whom maintain he was denied the highest office by electoral fraud.

Numerous of Odinga's mourners, who were not yet born in 1991 when Kenya established itself as a multi-party democracy, expressed respect to Odinga's work as an activist.