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Four people perished in the capital city when armed personnel shot and deployed teargas to scatter huge gatherings at a sports arena where opposition leader Raila Odinga's body was displayed for homage.

Political Figure Mourned

The politician, who was a significant presence in Kenyan politics for many years, succumbed on Wednesday at eight decades while undergoing healthcare in the subcontinent.

He campaigned vigorously for multi-party democracy, and we experience those liberties today because of his struggle.

Chaos Breaks Out at Arena

Countless followers gathered on thoroughfares from sunrise, with chaos erupting when a large crowd breached a barrier at the city's central arena, leading to soldiers to fire in the air.

• Two people lost their lives to gunfire at the stadium
• Casualties eventually reached to four
• Scores of individuals got wounded
• Authorities used teargas to clear numerous grievers

Aviation Hub Incident and Parliament Confrontation

Previously that day, thousands of mourners briefly stormed Nairobi's international airport, halting a formal proceeding where the nation's leader and other officials were receiving Odinga's corpse with armed forces tribute.

This incident led to a temporary halt of airport operations.

Groups also flooded nearby roads and sought to penetrate parliament, where the authorities had first arranged the open visitation.

National Heritage and Ethnic Devotion

Though mainly known as an opposition figure, Odinga became senior minister in 2008 and also established a political pact with Ruto last year in a public service characterized by changing partnerships.

He commanded intense commitment among followers, especially in his cultural background based in the nation's western region, many of whom believe he was denied the presidency by electoral fraud.

Countless of Odinga's mourners, who were not living in 1991 when Kenya established itself as a multi-faction governance, offered homage to Odinga's efforts as an activist.