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A quartet of persons perished in Nairobi when law enforcement opened fire and used teargas to scatter enormous assemblies at a sports arena where opposition leader Raila Odinga's body was lying in state.

Political Figure Honored

The politician, who remained a major force in the nation's political landscape for decades, succumbed on Wednesday at eight decades while in hospital care in the Asian nation.

He campaigned vigorously for democratic systems, and we are enjoying those rights today because of his struggle.

Disorder Unfolds at Stadium

Countless devotees congregated on thoroughfares from sunrise, with chaos erupting when a large crowd forced open a barrier at Nairobi's main stadium, leading to military personnel to shoot skyward.

• A pair of persons were shot dead at the stadium
• Death toll eventually reached to four people
• Many persons were hurt
• Law enforcement employed irritants to disperse numerous mourners

Airport Disruption and Parliament Situation

Earlier in the day, numerous of supporters temporarily invaded the capital's aviation hub, interrupting a formal proceeding where the head of state and government representatives were accepting Odinga's body with formal recognition.

This event led to a two-hour suspension of flight activities.

Groups also flooded nearby roads and tried to enter parliament, where the authorities had first arranged the community homage.

Political Legacy and Ethnic Support

Though mainly known as an opposition figure, Odinga became head of government in 2008 and also struck a alliance with the president last year in a career characterized by changing partnerships.

He inspired passionate devotion among followers, especially in his Luo community based in the nation's western region, many of whom contend he was denied the highest office by electoral fraud.

Countless of Odinga's supporters, who were unborn in 1991 when Kenya became a multi-party democracy, offered homage to Odinga's efforts as an activist.