🔗 Share this article

Four people lost their lives in Nairobi when law enforcement shot and used teargas to break up enormous assemblies at a venue where statesman Raila Odinga's body was displayed for homage.

National Figure Honored

Odinga, who had been a major force in the nation's political landscape for many years, succumbed on Wednesday at 80 years old while in hospital care in the Asian nation.

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

Turmoil Erupts at Arena

Countless followers assembled on the streets from dawn, with mayhem 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 were shot dead at the stadium
• Death toll later rose to four
• Many persons got wounded
• Police employed irritants to disperse numerous grievers

Aviation Hub Incident and Government Building Confrontation

During the morning, thousands of grievers temporarily invaded the capital's aviation hub, halting a formal proceeding where the head of state and government representatives were accepting Odinga's remains with military honors.

This event led to a two-hour suspension of aviation services.

Assemblies also overwhelmed surrounding thoroughfares and sought to penetrate parliament, where the authorities had originally scheduled the open visitation.

National Heritage and Community Devotion

While predominantly identified as an political challenger, Odinga became head of government in 2008 and also formed a political pact with Ruto last year in a public service marked by shifting alliances.

He commanded intense commitment among followers, notably in his cultural background based in western Kenya, many of whom maintain he was denied the presidency by election irregularities.

Many of Odinga's mourners, who were unborn in 1991 when Kenya established itself as a multi-party democracy, paid tribute to Odinga's work as an campaigner.