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Four people perished in Nairobi when security forces opened fire and employed chemical irritants to scatter huge gatherings at a sports arena where statesman Raila Odinga's corpse was on public view.

National Figure Remembered

The politician, who had been a prominent player in the country's governance for many years, died on Wednesday at age 80 while undergoing healthcare in the Asian nation.

He struggled relentlessly for multi-party democracy, and we experience those rights today because of his struggle.

Chaos Breaks Out at Arena

Thousands devotees gathered on thoroughfares from early morning, with chaos breaking out when massive group broke through a gate at the capital's primary venue, causing armed forces to discharge weapons upward.

• Two people lost their lives to gunfire at the location
• Casualties later rose to four
• Many people sustained injuries
• Police employed irritants to disperse numerous attendees

Airport Incident and Parliament Confrontation

During the morning, countless of mourners briefly stormed Nairobi's international airport, halting a ceremony where President William Ruto and other officials were accepting Odinga's remains with military honors.

This event caused a temporary halt of flight activities.

Crowds also occupied nearby roads and sought to penetrate parliament, where the authorities had first arranged the open visitation.

Political Legacy and Ethnic Devotion

While predominantly identified as an opposition figure, Odinga became head of government in 2008 and also formed a political pact with Ruto last year in a political journey marked by evolving coalitions.

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

Countless of Odinga's mourners, who were not yet born in 1991 when Kenya became a multi-party democracy, expressed respect to Odinga's work as an campaigner.