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Four people lost their lives in the capital city when armed personnel shot and deployed teargas to disperse massive crowds at a sports arena where statesman Raila Odinga's remains was on public view.

Political Leader Mourned

The statesman, who had been a prominent player in the country's governance for a long period, succumbed on that day at eight decades while undergoing healthcare in the subcontinent.

He fought tirelessly for political pluralism, and we benefit from those liberties today because of his efforts.

Disorder Unfolds at Venue

Numerous followers congregated on the streets from sunrise, with disorder erupting when enormous throng breached a gate at the city's central arena, causing military personnel to shoot skyward.

• Two individuals were shot dead at the stadium
• Casualties later rose to four
• Scores of individuals got wounded
• Police deployed chemical agents to scatter countless grievers

Aviation Hub Event and Parliament Confrontation

Previously that day, thousands of supporters momentarily entered the city's air terminal, disrupting a official event where the nation's leader and dignitaries were accepting Odinga's body with military honors.

This incident caused a two-hour suspension of flight activities.

Groups also flooded adjacent streets and attempted to breach the legislative building, where the administration had initially planned the open visitation.

Political Legacy and Ethnic Support

Though mainly known as an opposition figure, Odinga became senior minister in 2008 and also formed a political pact with the leader last year in a political journey defined by shifting alliances.

He generated passionate devotion among adherents, particularly in his ethnic group based in the nation's western region, many of whom maintain he was denied the highest office by electoral fraud.

Numerous of Odinga's followers, who were not living in 1991 when Kenya established itself as a multi-party democracy, expressed respect to Odinga's efforts as an advocate.