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Four people were killed in Kenya's capital when security forces shot and used teargas to break up huge gatherings at a stadium where political figure Raila Odinga's body was on public view.

Political Figure Remembered

The politician, who had been a prominent player in Kenyan politics for a long period, died on that day at eight decades while receiving medical treatment in India.

He struggled relentlessly for democratic systems, and we experience those rights today because of his efforts.

Chaos Erupts at Stadium

Countless devotees gathered on thoroughfares from dawn, with chaos occurring when massive group breached a gate at the capital's primary venue, causing armed forces to shoot skyward.

• A pair of persons perished from bullets at the venue
• Fatalities subsequently increased to four
• Many people sustained injuries
• Law enforcement used teargas to disperse countless mourners

Airport Disruption and Parliament Confrontation

Previously that day, thousands of mourners momentarily entered Nairobi's international airport, interrupting a official event where President William Ruto and other officials were accepting Odinga's corpse with armed forces tribute.

This situation led to a temporary halt of airport operations.

Assemblies also occupied adjacent streets and sought to penetrate the legislative building, where the government had originally scheduled the open visitation.

Political Legacy and Ethnic Support

Although primarily recognized as an government critic, Odinga served as senior minister in 2008 and also struck a political pact with the president last year in a public service characterized by evolving coalitions.

He commanded strong loyalty among adherents, particularly in his ethnic group based in the country's west, many of whom maintain he was deprived of the presidency by electoral fraud.

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