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A quartet of persons were killed in the capital city when law enforcement shot and used teargas to break up enormous assemblies at a stadium where opposition leader Raila Odinga's body was lying in state.

National Figure Mourned

The statesman, who remained a prominent player in the country's governance for many years, died on Wednesday at age 80 while in hospital care in India.

He fought tirelessly for multi-party democracy, and we experience those rights today because of his efforts.

Turmoil Erupts at Venue

Countless supporters gathered on thoroughfares from early morning, with mayhem breaking out when a large crowd breached a entrance at Nairobi's main stadium, leading to armed forces to shoot skyward.

• A pair of persons perished from bullets at the location
• Fatalities eventually reached to four people
• Scores of people got wounded
• Police employed irritants to disperse thousands grievers

Airport Event and Government Building Standoff

During the morning, thousands of supporters briefly stormed Nairobi's international airport, disrupting a ceremony where President William Ruto and government representatives were receiving Odinga's corpse with armed forces tribute.

This event caused a brief stoppage of airport operations.

Groups also overwhelmed adjacent streets and tried to enter the government complex, where the authorities had originally scheduled the community homage.

Political Heritage and Ethnic Devotion

While predominantly identified as an opposition figure, Odinga served as head of government in 2008 and also formed a agreement with the president last year in a career characterized by evolving coalitions.

He generated passionate devotion among adherents, notably in his Luo community based in the country's west, many of whom contend he was deprived of the presidency by electoral fraud.

Countless of Odinga's followers, who were unborn in 1991 when Kenya became a multi-party democracy, offered homage to Odinga's contributions as an campaigner.