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Four people lost their lives in Kenya's capital when security forces shot and deployed teargas to disperse enormous assemblies at a stadium where political figure Raila Odinga's corpse was on public view.

Political Leader Honored

Odinga, who had been a major force in Kenyan politics for decades, died on midweek at age 80 while in hospital care in India.

He fought tirelessly for democratic systems, and we experience those rights today because of his struggle.

Turmoil Breaks Out at Stadium

Numerous followers congregated on thoroughfares from dawn, with disorder erupting when enormous throng forced open a barrier at the city's central arena, prompting armed forces to discharge weapons upward.

• A pair of persons were shot dead at the location
• Casualties subsequently increased to four
• Numerous individuals sustained injuries
• Authorities deployed chemical agents to scatter countless mourners

Aviation Hub Incident and Parliament Standoff

During the morning, numerous of mourners momentarily entered the city's air terminal, interrupting a ceremony where the head of state and other officials were receiving Odinga's remains with formal recognition.

This incident led to a temporary halt of airport operations.

Assemblies also overwhelmed surrounding thoroughfares and sought to penetrate parliament, where the authorities had first arranged the community homage.

National Impact and Ethnic Devotion

Though mainly known as an government critic, Odinga became prime minister in 2008 and also struck a alliance with the president last year in a career defined by changing partnerships.

He generated strong loyalty among adherents, particularly in his ethnic group based in the nation's western region, many of whom believe he was denied the highest office by vote manipulation.

Countless of Odinga's followers, who were not living in 1991 when Kenya established itself as a multi-party democracy, offered homage to Odinga's efforts as an campaigner.