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Four people were killed in Kenya's capital when armed personnel discharged weapons and used teargas to break up enormous assemblies at a sports arena where statesman Raila Odinga's corpse was on public view.

National Figure Honored

The statesman, who was a major force in the country's governance for many years, succumbed on Wednesday at eight decades while undergoing healthcare in India.

He fought tirelessly for multi-party democracy, and we are enjoying those freedoms today because of his struggle.

Turmoil Breaks Out at Arena

Numerous devotees gathered on thoroughfares from dawn, with chaos erupting when a large crowd forced open a entrance at the city's central arena, causing armed forces to fire in the air.

• Two individuals were shot dead at the stadium
• Casualties subsequently increased to four
• Numerous individuals sustained injuries
• Police used teargas to scatter numerous grievers

Aviation Hub Disruption and Government Building Situation

Earlier in the day, thousands of supporters momentarily entered the city's air terminal, disrupting a formal proceeding where President William Ruto and other officials were accepting Odinga's remains with military honors.

This situation prompted a brief stoppage of flight activities.

Crowds also occupied surrounding thoroughfares and attempted to breach parliament, where the administration had first arranged the community homage.

National Impact and Ethnic Devotion

Although primarily recognized as an opposition figure, Odinga served as prime minister in 2008 and also formed a alliance with the president last year in a public service characterized by shifting alliances.

He inspired intense commitment among adherents, especially in his Luo community based in western Kenya, many of whom maintain he was denied the highest office by electoral fraud.

Numerous of Odinga's mourners, who were unborn in 1991 when Kenya established itself as a multi-party democracy, offered homage to Odinga's work as an activist.