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Four individuals perished in the capital city when law enforcement discharged weapons and used teargas to scatter massive crowds at a venue where opposition leader Raila Odinga's corpse was displayed for homage.

National Figure Remembered

Odinga, who had been a prominent player in the country's governance for a long period, succumbed on that day at eight decades while in hospital care in the Asian nation.

He fought tirelessly for political pluralism, and we are enjoying those rights today because of his work.

Turmoil Breaks Out at Stadium

Countless followers gathered on roadways from sunrise, with disorder erupting when massive group broke through a barrier at Nairobi's main stadium, causing soldiers to shoot skyward.

• Two individuals lost their lives to gunfire at the venue
• Casualties subsequently increased to four
• Scores of people sustained injuries
• Authorities deployed chemical agents to disperse numerous mourners

Aviation Hub Incident and Parliament Standoff

Previously that day, numerous of grievers briefly stormed the city's air terminal, halting a ceremony where the nation's leader and other officials were accepting Odinga's corpse with formal recognition.

This incident prompted a temporary halt of airport operations.

Assemblies also occupied surrounding thoroughfares and tried to enter parliament, where the authorities had originally scheduled the community homage.

Political Heritage and Ethnic Support

While predominantly identified as an government critic, Odinga assumed the role of prime minister in 2008 and also established a alliance with the leader last year in a public service marked by shifting alliances.

He generated strong loyalty among adherents, especially in his ethnic group based in western Kenya, many of whom maintain he was deprived of the highest office by election irregularities.

Countless of Odinga's mourners, who were not yet born in 1991 when Kenya transitioned to a multi-party democracy, paid tribute to Odinga's work as an activist.