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Four people were killed in the capital city when armed personnel discharged weapons and deployed teargas to scatter enormous assemblies at a sports arena where statesman Raila Odinga's body was on public view.

National Leader Mourned

The statesman, who had been a significant presence in the country's governance for a long period, passed away on Wednesday at age 80 while in hospital care in India.

He campaigned vigorously for multi-party democracy, and we benefit from those freedoms today because of his work.

Disorder Breaks Out at Stadium

Thousands supporters gathered on the streets from early morning, with mayhem occurring when massive group forced open a barrier at the capital's primary venue, causing military personnel to discharge weapons upward.

• A pair of persons were shot dead at the venue
• Fatalities later rose to four
• Numerous people were hurt
• Law enforcement employed irritants to clear countless mourners

Airport Disruption and Parliament Situation

During the morning, numerous of grievers briefly stormed the capital's aviation hub, disrupting a ceremony where the nation's leader and dignitaries were welcoming Odinga's corpse with military honors.

This event prompted a two-hour suspension of flight activities.

Crowds also overwhelmed nearby roads and attempted to breach parliament, where the administration had initially planned the public viewing.

National Heritage and Community Support

Though mainly known as an political challenger, Odinga assumed the role of head of government in 2008 and also struck a alliance with the president last year in a public service defined by evolving coalitions.

He generated intense commitment among supporters, notably in his ethnic group based in the country's west, many of whom maintain he was denied the nation's leadership by electoral fraud.

Countless of Odinga's followers, who were not living in 1991 when Kenya transitioned to a pluralistic political system, paid tribute to Odinga's work as an campaigner.