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A quartet of persons lost their lives in the capital city when armed personnel shot and used teargas to break up enormous assemblies at a venue where statesman Raila Odinga's corpse was on public view.

Political Figure Mourned

Odinga, who was a major force in the country's governance for many years, passed away on that day at 80 years old while undergoing healthcare in India.

He fought tirelessly for multi-party democracy, and we benefit from those rights today because of his work.

Disorder Breaks Out at Arena

Numerous devotees assembled on the streets from early morning, with mayhem occurring when enormous throng broke through a gate at Nairobi's main stadium, leading to military personnel to fire in the air.

• A pair of persons perished from bullets at the location
• Death toll later rose to 4
• Scores of people sustained injuries
• Law enforcement used teargas to disperse numerous attendees

Airport Event and Parliament Standoff

During the morning, countless of mourners briefly stormed the capital's aviation hub, halting a ceremony where the nation's leader and other officials were receiving Odinga's corpse with armed forces tribute.

This situation prompted a temporary halt of flight activities.

Groups also flooded adjacent streets and attempted to breach the legislative building, where the administration had first arranged the community homage.

National Heritage and Community Support

While predominantly identified as an opposition figure, Odinga assumed the role of prime minister in 2008 and also formed a political pact with the president last year in a political journey characterized by evolving coalitions.

He commanded passionate devotion among supporters, particularly in his Luo community based in the country's west, many of whom contend he was denied the highest office by election irregularities.

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