🔗 Share this article Disaster Occurs as 4 Die During Mourning for Kenya's Political Figure Raila Odinga A quartet of persons lost their lives in Nairobi when security forces opened fire and employed chemical irritants to break up enormous assemblies at a venue where opposition leader Raila Odinga's remains was on public view. National Figure Remembered The politician, who remained a major force in Kenyan politics for decades, died on midweek at 80 years old while in hospital care in the subcontinent. He fought tirelessly for political pluralism, and we are enjoying those liberties today because of his efforts. Turmoil Breaks Out at Stadium Thousands supporters assembled on roadways from early morning, with chaos breaking out when massive group forced open a entrance at the city's central arena, causing military personnel to shoot skyward. Two people perished from bullets at the venue Casualties later rose to 4 Many people sustained injuries Police used teargas to disperse countless attendees Aviation Hub Disruption and Government Building Situation Earlier in the day, thousands of grievers temporarily invaded Nairobi's international airport, interrupting a formal proceeding where the nation's leader and other officials were welcoming Odinga's corpse with armed forces tribute. This incident prompted a temporary halt of flight activities. Assemblies also flooded adjacent streets and attempted to breach the government complex, where the authorities had first arranged the community homage. Political Legacy and Community Support Although primarily recognized as an government critic, Odinga served as prime minister in 2008 and also established a alliance with Ruto last year in a political journey marked by shifting alliances. He generated passionate devotion among adherents, especially in his ethnic group based in the country's west, many of whom maintain he was prevented from obtaining the highest office by electoral fraud. Numerous of Odinga's followers, who were unborn in 1991 when Kenya established itself as a pluralistic political system, expressed respect to Odinga's work as an advocate.