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Four people lost their lives in the capital city when armed personnel opened fire and employed chemical irritants to scatter massive crowds at a sports arena where opposition leader Raila Odinga's corpse was on public view.

National Leader Remembered

The politician, who had been a major force in the country's governance for a long period, died on midweek at age 80 while in hospital care in the Asian nation.

He fought tirelessly for multi-party democracy, and we experience those rights today because of his efforts.

Chaos Erupts at Arena

Numerous supporters assembled on the streets from early morning, with disorder occurring when a large crowd breached a entrance at the city's central arena, causing soldiers to fire in the air.

• Two people perished from bullets at the venue
• Casualties later rose to 4
• Scores of individuals got wounded
• Police deployed chemical agents to disperse thousands attendees

Airport Event and Parliament Situation

Previously that day, numerous of supporters temporarily invaded Nairobi's international airport, disrupting a official event where the nation's leader and dignitaries were accepting Odinga's remains with armed forces tribute.

This incident caused a temporary halt of aviation services.

Groups also overwhelmed surrounding thoroughfares and tried to enter the government complex, where the administration had first arranged the public viewing.

National Legacy and Ethnic Support

While predominantly identified as an government critic, Odinga assumed the role of head of government in 2008 and also struck a political pact with the leader last year in a career marked by shifting alliances.

He inspired passionate devotion among adherents, notably in his ethnic group based in the nation's western region, many of whom contend he was deprived of the presidency by electoral fraud.

Many of Odinga's followers, who were not yet born in 1991 when Kenya became a multi-faction governance, paid tribute to Odinga's contributions as an activist.