Four individuals were killed in Nairobi when armed personnel shot and deployed teargas to disperse enormous assemblies at a sports arena where political figure Raila Odinga's remains was lying in state.
Odinga, who remained a prominent player in Kenyan politics for decades, succumbed on Wednesday at age 80 while undergoing healthcare in India.
He campaigned vigorously for multi-party democracy, and we are enjoying those rights today because of his efforts.
Countless devotees congregated on thoroughfares from sunrise, with chaos erupting when enormous throng forced open a gate at the city's central arena, leading to armed forces to discharge weapons upward.
Previously that day, countless of grievers briefly stormed Nairobi's international airport, interrupting a ceremony where the nation's leader and government representatives were accepting Odinga's corpse with armed forces tribute.
This situation caused a temporary halt of aviation services.
Groups also occupied adjacent streets and sought to penetrate the legislative building, where the authorities had originally scheduled the public viewing.
While predominantly identified as an opposition figure, Odinga became prime minister in 2008 and also struck a political pact with the president last year in a political journey marked by evolving coalitions.
He inspired intense commitment among supporters, especially in his Luo community based in western Kenya, many of whom contend he was denied the nation's leadership by vote manipulation.
Many of Odinga's followers, who were not living in 1991 when Kenya established itself as a multi-party democracy, paid tribute to Odinga's contributions as an advocate.
