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Four individuals perished in the capital city when law enforcement opened fire and employed chemical irritants to break up enormous assemblies at a venue where statesman Raila Odinga's body was displayed for homage.

National Leader Mourned

The politician, who remained a major force in the nation's political landscape for a long period, succumbed on Wednesday at age 80 while receiving medical treatment in the subcontinent.

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

Disorder Unfolds at Stadium

Thousands devotees assembled on thoroughfares from dawn, with mayhem occurring when enormous throng broke through a entrance at the city's central arena, causing armed forces to shoot skyward.

• Two individuals were shot dead at the stadium
• Casualties subsequently increased to four
• Scores of individuals were hurt
• Law enforcement deployed chemical agents to clear numerous attendees

Aviation Hub Disruption and Government Building Standoff

Previously that day, numerous of mourners temporarily invaded the capital's aviation hub, interrupting a ceremony where the head of state and government representatives were accepting Odinga's body with formal recognition.

This incident caused a temporary halt of aviation services.

Crowds also flooded adjacent streets and tried to enter parliament, where the authorities had first arranged the community homage.

National Legacy and Ethnic Support

Though mainly known as an opposition figure, Odinga became head of government in 2008 and also formed a political pact with the leader last year in a career defined by shifting alliances.

He generated passionate devotion among adherents, particularly in his ethnic group based in the country's west, many of whom contend 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 work as an advocate.