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A quartet of persons were killed in Nairobi when security forces discharged weapons and deployed teargas to scatter massive crowds at a stadium where opposition leader Raila Odinga's corpse was on public view.

National Figure Mourned

The politician, who had been a significant presence in Kenyan politics for a long period, succumbed on midweek at eight decades while in hospital care in India.

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

Turmoil Breaks Out at Stadium

Thousands followers assembled on thoroughfares from sunrise, with mayhem breaking out when massive group broke through a barrier at the capital's primary venue, leading to soldiers to shoot skyward.

• A pair of persons were shot dead at the stadium
• Death toll eventually reached to 4
• Many persons were hurt
• Police employed irritants to disperse thousands mourners

Aviation Hub Event and Parliament Standoff

Previously that day, thousands of supporters temporarily invaded the capital's aviation hub, interrupting a official event where the head of state and other officials were receiving Odinga's remains with military honors.

This situation prompted a temporary halt of aviation services.

Groups also flooded surrounding thoroughfares and sought to penetrate parliament, where the administration had initially planned the open visitation.

Political Legacy and Ethnic Backing

While predominantly identified as an government critic, Odinga assumed the role of senior minister in 2008 and also struck a alliance with Ruto last year in a career characterized by changing partnerships.

He generated intense commitment among followers, particularly in his cultural background based in the country's west, many of whom believe he was denied the nation's leadership by vote manipulation.

Countless of Odinga's followers, who were unborn in 1991 when Kenya became a multi-party democracy, paid tribute to Odinga's work as an advocate.