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A quartet of persons were killed in the capital city when law enforcement shot and employed chemical irritants to break up enormous assemblies at a stadium where statesman Raila Odinga's body was on public view.

National Figure Honored

The statesman, who was a significant presence in the nation's political landscape for a long period, died on that day at 80 years old while undergoing healthcare in India.

He struggled relentlessly for democratic systems, and we benefit from those liberties today because of his struggle.

Chaos Unfolds at Stadium

Numerous devotees congregated on thoroughfares from early morning, with mayhem breaking out when a large crowd forced open a entrance at Nairobi's main stadium, causing armed forces to shoot skyward.

• Two people were shot dead at the location
• Casualties subsequently increased to 4
• Many people were hurt
• Police used teargas to clear countless attendees

Airport Incident and Government Building Confrontation

Earlier in the day, thousands of mourners momentarily entered Nairobi's international airport, interrupting a formal proceeding where President William Ruto and dignitaries were welcoming Odinga's corpse with armed forces tribute.

This event prompted a two-hour suspension of aviation services.

Groups also occupied adjacent streets and attempted to breach parliament, where the authorities had originally scheduled the community homage.

Political Impact and Ethnic Devotion

Though mainly known as an opposition figure, Odinga assumed the role of head of government in 2008 and also established a political pact with the leader last year in a public service marked by shifting alliances.

He generated passionate devotion among followers, especially in his ethnic group based in western Kenya, many of whom contend he was denied the presidency by electoral fraud.

Numerous of Odinga's supporters, who were not yet born in 1991 when Kenya established itself as a pluralistic political system, offered homage to Odinga's work as an activist.