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Four individuals were killed in Kenya's capital when law enforcement shot and used teargas to disperse enormous assemblies at a sports arena where statesman Raila Odinga's body was lying in state.

Political Figure Honored

The politician, who was a prominent player in the country's governance for decades, died on midweek at age 80 while in hospital care in the subcontinent.

He struggled relentlessly for democratic systems, and we are enjoying those freedoms today because of his work.

Turmoil Unfolds at Arena

Thousands followers gathered on thoroughfares from early morning, with mayhem occurring when enormous throng breached a entrance at the capital's primary venue, causing armed forces to fire in the air.

• A pair of persons perished from bullets at the stadium
• Death toll eventually reached to 4
• Many individuals got wounded
• Authorities deployed chemical agents to scatter numerous attendees

Aviation Hub Disruption and Government Building Confrontation

Previously that day, countless of mourners temporarily invaded the capital's aviation hub, disrupting a ceremony where the head of state and other officials were receiving Odinga's body with formal recognition.

This event prompted a temporary halt of aviation services.

Assemblies also flooded nearby roads and tried to enter the legislative building, where the government had first arranged the public viewing.

National Impact and Ethnic Devotion

Although primarily recognized as an opposition figure, Odinga served as prime minister in 2008 and also formed a alliance with the president last year in a political journey marked by evolving coalitions.

He generated passionate devotion among followers, notably in his cultural background based in western Kenya, many of whom contend he was denied the nation's leadership by election irregularities.

Numerous of Odinga's supporters, who were not living in 1991 when Kenya became a pluralistic political system, expressed respect to Odinga's work as an advocate.