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Four people perished in the capital city when armed personnel shot and employed chemical irritants to break up huge gatherings at a stadium where statesman Raila Odinga's remains was displayed for homage.

National Figure Mourned

The politician, who had been a major force in the country's governance for decades, died on Wednesday at age 80 while in hospital care in India.

He campaigned vigorously for multi-party democracy, and we are enjoying those rights today because of his work.

Disorder Erupts at Venue

Countless supporters congregated on thoroughfares from dawn, with chaos breaking out when a large crowd broke through a barrier at the capital's primary venue, causing armed forces to shoot skyward.

• A pair of persons were shot dead at the location
• Casualties eventually reached to four
• Numerous persons sustained injuries
• Authorities used teargas to scatter thousands mourners

Aviation Hub Incident and Government Building Standoff

Earlier in the day, countless of mourners momentarily entered the capital's aviation hub, disrupting a official event where President William Ruto and other officials were receiving Odinga's corpse with armed forces tribute.

This situation prompted a temporary halt of airport operations.

Assemblies also flooded nearby roads and tried to enter the government complex, where the government had originally scheduled the community homage.

National Heritage and Ethnic Devotion

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

He generated passionate devotion among supporters, particularly in his cultural background based in western Kenya, many of whom maintain he was prevented from obtaining the nation's leadership 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 contributions as an advocate.