Tragedy Hits as 4 Lose Lives During Memorial for Kenyan Opposition Leader Raila Odinga

Four people lost their lives in Kenya's capital when security forces discharged weapons and used teargas to disperse huge gatherings at a venue where political figure Raila Odinga's remains was on public view.

Political Figure Honored

The statesman, who remained a prominent player in Kenyan politics for many years, died on Wednesday at age 80 while in hospital care in India.

He struggled relentlessly for multi-party democracy, and we experience those rights today because of his struggle.

Disorder Unfolds at Stadium

Numerous devotees assembled on the streets from sunrise, with mayhem erupting when massive group forced open a gate at the city's central arena, causing armed forces to discharge weapons upward.

• A pair of persons perished from bullets at the location
• Fatalities later rose to four
• Numerous people got wounded
• Police deployed chemical agents to clear countless mourners

Airport Event and Parliament Standoff

Previously that day, countless of grievers momentarily entered Nairobi's international airport, disrupting a official event where the nation's leader and dignitaries were welcoming Odinga's remains with military honors.

This situation led to a brief stoppage of aviation services.

Groups also occupied nearby roads and sought to penetrate parliament, where the authorities had originally scheduled the public viewing.

Political Heritage and Ethnic Backing

While predominantly identified as an government critic, Odinga assumed the role of prime minister in 2008 and also established a alliance with the leader last year in a political journey defined by evolving coalitions.

He generated passionate devotion among supporters, notably in his ethnic group based in western Kenya, many of whom contend he was deprived of the highest office by vote manipulation.

Numerous of Odinga's followers, who were not yet born in 1991 when Kenya established itself as a pluralistic political system, expressed respect to Odinga's work as an activist.