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Four individuals were killed in the capital city when security forces opened fire and deployed teargas to break up huge gatherings at a venue where political figure Raila Odinga's body was displayed for homage.

National Leader Mourned

Odinga, who remained a significant presence in Kenyan politics for a long period, died on that day at 80 years old while receiving medical treatment in India.

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

Turmoil Unfolds at Venue

Countless followers gathered on the streets from sunrise, with disorder breaking out when massive group breached a entrance at Nairobi's main stadium, causing armed forces to shoot skyward.

• A pair of persons perished from bullets at the venue
• Death toll later rose to 4
• Many people were hurt
• Law enforcement employed irritants to disperse countless mourners

Airport Disruption and Parliament Confrontation

Previously that day, countless of grievers momentarily entered the capital's aviation hub, disrupting a official event where the nation's leader and other officials were receiving Odinga's body with military honors.

This event prompted a two-hour suspension of airport operations.

Groups also overwhelmed adjacent streets and attempted to breach the government complex, where the administration had originally scheduled the public viewing.

National Legacy and Ethnic Support

Though mainly known as an political challenger, Odinga served as senior minister in 2008 and also struck a alliance with the president last year in a public service characterized by evolving coalitions.

He inspired strong loyalty among supporters, notably in his cultural background based in the country's west, many of whom maintain he was denied the nation's leadership by electoral fraud.

Many of Odinga's mourners, who were unborn in 1991 when Kenya established itself as a pluralistic political system, offered homage to Odinga's work as an advocate.