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Four individuals lost their lives in the capital city when armed personnel opened fire and used teargas to disperse massive crowds at a venue where political figure Raila Odinga's corpse was on public view.

National Leader Honored

The politician, who remained a major force in the nation's political landscape for many years, succumbed on midweek at 80 years old while receiving medical treatment in the Asian nation.

He campaigned vigorously for political pluralism, and we are enjoying those freedoms today because of his work.

Disorder Breaks Out at Arena

Numerous supporters gathered on the streets from dawn, with disorder breaking out when massive group forced open a entrance at the city's central arena, leading to military personnel to fire in the air.

• Two individuals perished from bullets at the venue
• Casualties later rose to four
• Many persons were hurt
• Law enforcement employed irritants to clear numerous mourners

Aviation Hub Disruption and Parliament Standoff

Previously that day, thousands of grievers temporarily invaded the capital's aviation hub, halting a formal proceeding where the head of state and other officials were accepting Odinga's corpse with armed forces tribute.

This event led to a temporary halt of aviation services.

Crowds also overwhelmed adjacent streets and tried to enter parliament, where the government had first arranged the community homage.

National Impact and Ethnic Devotion

Though mainly known as an government critic, Odinga assumed the role of head of government in 2008 and also struck a political pact with the president last year in a political journey characterized by shifting alliances.

He commanded passionate devotion among supporters, notably in his Luo community based in the country's west, many of whom believe he was denied the nation's leadership by electoral fraud.

Countless of Odinga's supporters, who were not living in 1991 when Kenya became a multi-party democracy, expressed respect to Odinga's work as an activist.