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Four individuals lost their lives in the capital city when security forces opened fire and deployed teargas to disperse huge gatherings at a sports arena where opposition leader Raila Odinga's body was lying in state.

Political Leader Mourned

The statesman, who remained a prominent player in the nation's political landscape for many years, succumbed on that day at age 80 while in hospital care in the subcontinent.

He struggled relentlessly for democratic systems, and we experience those rights today because of his work.

Chaos Unfolds at Stadium

Thousands devotees gathered on thoroughfares from early morning, with disorder erupting when massive group breached a gate at Nairobi's main stadium, leading to armed forces to shoot skyward.

• Two people were shot dead at the venue
• Death toll subsequently increased to four people
• Many individuals sustained injuries
• Authorities used teargas to disperse countless attendees

Airport Incident and Government Building Situation

During the morning, numerous of mourners momentarily entered the city's air terminal, disrupting a formal proceeding where the nation's leader and other officials were accepting Odinga's corpse with armed forces tribute.

This event led to a temporary halt of airport operations.

Assemblies also flooded surrounding thoroughfares and attempted to breach parliament, where the administration had originally scheduled the community homage.

National Legacy and Ethnic Support

While predominantly identified as an opposition figure, Odinga served as prime minister in 2008 and also formed a alliance with the leader last year in a career characterized by changing partnerships.

He inspired intense commitment among followers, notably in his cultural background based in western Kenya, many of whom maintain he was denied the highest office by election irregularities.

Numerous of Odinga's mourners, who were unborn in 1991 when Kenya transitioned to a multi-party democracy, paid tribute to Odinga's work as an activist.