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Four people lost their lives in Kenya's capital when armed personnel discharged weapons and employed chemical irritants to scatter huge gatherings at a venue where opposition leader Raila Odinga's body was on public view.

Political Leader Honored

The statesman, who was a significant presence in the nation's political landscape for many years, passed away on Wednesday at eight decades while undergoing healthcare in the subcontinent.

He struggled relentlessly for democratic systems, and we benefit from those liberties today because of his work.

Disorder Unfolds at Venue

Numerous followers gathered on thoroughfares from dawn, with mayhem erupting when massive group forced open a gate at Nairobi's main stadium, causing military personnel to shoot skyward.

• A pair of persons lost their lives to gunfire at the stadium
• Death toll later rose to 4
• Many people got wounded
• Police used teargas to clear thousands mourners

Airport Event and Parliament Situation

During the morning, thousands of supporters temporarily invaded Nairobi's international airport, halting a official event where President William Ruto and other officials were receiving Odinga's corpse with formal recognition.

This event led to a brief stoppage of airport operations.

Assemblies also overwhelmed adjacent streets and sought to penetrate parliament, where the government had first arranged the public viewing.

National Heritage and Community Support

Although primarily recognized as an opposition figure, Odinga became prime minister in 2008 and also formed a alliance with Ruto last year in a public service defined by changing partnerships.

He inspired intense commitment among followers, particularly in his ethnic group based in the nation's western region, many of whom maintain he was deprived of the nation's leadership by election irregularities.

Many of Odinga's followers, who were unborn in 1991 when Kenya transitioned to a pluralistic political system, offered homage to Odinga's efforts as an campaigner.