Disaster Occurs as 4 Killed During Memorial for Kenyan Political Figure Raila Odinga

Four individuals lost their lives in Nairobi when law enforcement opened fire and deployed teargas to disperse huge gatherings at a venue where statesman Raila Odinga's body was lying in state.

National Leader Remembered

The statesman, who was a major force in the country's governance for decades, died on that day at 80 years old while in hospital care in the Asian nation.

He fought tirelessly for multi-party democracy, and we are enjoying those liberties today because of his struggle.

Chaos Breaks Out at Arena

Countless followers congregated on the streets from sunrise, with chaos erupting when massive group forced open a gate at the city's central arena, prompting soldiers to fire in the air.

• Two people perished from bullets at the location
• Death toll eventually reached to 4
• Scores of individuals got wounded
• Authorities deployed chemical agents to disperse countless mourners

Aviation Hub Incident and Government Building Confrontation

Earlier in the day, numerous of supporters briefly stormed the capital's aviation hub, halting a official event where the head of state and government representatives were accepting Odinga's remains with military honors.

This event caused a brief stoppage of airport operations.

Groups also overwhelmed surrounding thoroughfares and sought to penetrate the government complex, where the government had originally scheduled the community homage.

National Heritage and Ethnic Support

Though mainly known as an government critic, Odinga served as prime minister in 2008 and also formed a agreement with the president last year in a career characterized by evolving coalitions.

He inspired passionate devotion among adherents, notably in his ethnic group based in western Kenya, many of whom maintain he was deprived of the highest office by electoral fraud.

Numerous of Odinga's mourners, who were not living in 1991 when Kenya became a pluralistic political system, paid tribute to Odinga's work as an activist.