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Four people perished in Kenya's capital when law enforcement shot and deployed teargas to disperse enormous assemblies at a venue where opposition leader Raila Odinga's body was lying in state.

National Figure Mourned

Odinga, who remained a prominent player in Kenyan politics for decades, passed away on midweek at eight decades while receiving medical treatment in India.

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

Turmoil Unfolds at Stadium

Thousands devotees congregated on the streets from sunrise, with disorder occurring when massive group broke through a entrance at the city's central arena, leading to military personnel to shoot skyward.

• A pair of persons perished from bullets at the venue
• Casualties eventually reached to four people
• Many people were hurt
• Police deployed chemical agents to clear numerous attendees

Airport Disruption and Government Building Standoff

Earlier in the day, countless of mourners momentarily entered the city's air terminal, halting a ceremony where President William Ruto and government representatives were welcoming Odinga's body with formal recognition.

This situation led to a temporary halt of flight activities.

Assemblies also occupied nearby roads and sought to penetrate the legislative building, where the government had first arranged the public viewing.

Political Heritage and Community Backing

Although primarily recognized as an opposition figure, Odinga served as prime minister in 2008 and also established a alliance with the president last year in a public service marked by shifting alliances.

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

Countless of Odinga's mourners, who were not living in 1991 when Kenya became a multi-party democracy, paid tribute to Odinga's work as an advocate.