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Four people were killed in Kenya's capital when law enforcement discharged weapons and deployed teargas to scatter massive crowds at a stadium where political figure Raila Odinga's corpse was on public view.

Political Leader Remembered

The statesman, who had been a prominent player in the country's governance for decades, succumbed on Wednesday at 80 years old while undergoing healthcare in the subcontinent.

He struggled relentlessly for multi-party democracy, and we benefit from those freedoms today because of his efforts.

Disorder Breaks Out at Arena

Numerous supporters gathered on thoroughfares from early morning, with disorder erupting when massive group breached a entrance at Nairobi's main stadium, leading to soldiers to shoot skyward.

• Two people were shot dead at the stadium
• Casualties eventually reached to four people
• Scores of people got wounded
• Authorities used teargas to clear thousands mourners

Airport Event and Parliament Situation

During the morning, thousands of grievers temporarily invaded the capital's aviation hub, interrupting a official event where President William Ruto and other officials were accepting Odinga's remains with armed forces tribute.

This incident caused a brief stoppage of flight activities.

Assemblies also flooded surrounding thoroughfares and attempted to breach the legislative building, where the administration had originally scheduled the community homage.

National Legacy and Ethnic Backing

While predominantly identified as an government critic, Odinga became senior minister in 2008 and also formed a political pact with the leader last year in a political journey marked by changing partnerships.

He inspired intense commitment among supporters, especially in his Luo community based in western Kenya, many of whom believe he was denied the presidency by electoral fraud.

Countless of Odinga's mourners, who were unborn in 1991 when Kenya became a pluralistic political system, offered homage to Odinga's efforts as an activist.