A quartet of persons lost their lives in Kenya's capital when security forces shot and deployed teargas to disperse enormous assemblies at a stadium where political figure Raila Odinga's body was displayed for homage.
Odinga, who had been a prominent player in the country's governance for decades, passed away on Wednesday at age 80 while undergoing healthcare in the subcontinent.
He struggled relentlessly for democratic systems, and we benefit from those freedoms today because of his work.
Countless devotees congregated on the streets from early morning, with disorder breaking out when massive group forced open a barrier at the capital's primary venue, causing soldiers to discharge weapons upward.
Previously that day, thousands of grievers briefly stormed the capital's aviation hub, halting a ceremony where President William Ruto and dignitaries were welcoming Odinga's remains with armed forces tribute.
This event led to a brief stoppage of airport operations.
Assemblies also flooded surrounding thoroughfares and sought to penetrate the government complex, where the authorities had originally scheduled the public viewing.
While predominantly identified as an political challenger, Odinga assumed the role of prime minister in 2008 and also formed a alliance with the president last year in a political journey characterized by evolving coalitions.
He commanded passionate devotion among supporters, notably in his Luo community based in the country's west, many of whom believe he was denied the presidency by electoral fraud.
Countless of Odinga's followers, who were not yet born in 1991 when Kenya established itself as a multi-faction governance, offered homage to Odinga's contributions as an activist.
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