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Four people were killed in Kenya's capital when law enforcement opened fire and used teargas to scatter enormous assemblies at a sports arena where statesman Raila Odinga's remains was on public view.

National Figure Mourned

The politician, who remained a major force in Kenyan politics for a long period, passed away on Wednesday at age 80 while receiving medical treatment in the Asian nation.

He struggled relentlessly for multi-party democracy, and we are enjoying those freedoms today because of his efforts.

Disorder Breaks Out at Arena

Numerous supporters assembled on thoroughfares from sunrise, with mayhem occurring when massive group forced open a barrier at the city's central arena, leading to soldiers to discharge weapons upward.

• A pair of persons perished from bullets at the stadium
• Fatalities eventually reached to 4
• Scores of persons got wounded
• Law enforcement employed irritants to scatter numerous attendees

Airport Event and Parliament Confrontation

Previously that day, countless of grievers momentarily entered the capital's aviation hub, disrupting a ceremony where President William Ruto and other officials were receiving Odinga's body with military honors.

This incident caused a brief stoppage of aviation services.

Crowds also overwhelmed adjacent streets and tried to enter the legislative building, where the administration had first arranged the public viewing.

Political Legacy and Community Support

Though mainly known as an opposition figure, Odinga served as prime minister in 2008 and also established a alliance with the president last year in a public service marked by changing partnerships.

He inspired intense commitment among followers, notably in his Luo community based in the country's west, many of whom maintain he was deprived of the presidency by vote manipulation.

Numerous of Odinga's supporters, who were not yet born in 1991 when Kenya established itself as a multi-party democracy, expressed respect to Odinga's work as an activist.