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A quartet of persons lost their lives in the capital city when armed personnel shot and used teargas to break up massive crowds at a stadium where statesman Raila Odinga's corpse was lying in state.

Political Figure Honored

Odinga, who remained a major force in Kenyan politics for decades, passed away on Wednesday at age 80 while in hospital care in the Asian nation.

He struggled relentlessly for multi-party democracy, and we benefit from those rights today because of his work.

Chaos Erupts at Stadium

Numerous devotees congregated on roadways from dawn, with disorder breaking out when enormous throng broke through a barrier at Nairobi's main stadium, leading to armed forces to discharge weapons upward.

• Two individuals perished from bullets at the stadium
• Casualties eventually reached to four people
• Numerous people got wounded
• Authorities employed irritants to disperse countless grievers

Aviation Hub Disruption and Government Building Confrontation

Previously that day, thousands of grievers temporarily invaded the capital's aviation hub, disrupting a formal proceeding where the head of state and dignitaries were receiving Odinga's body with formal recognition.

This situation led to a temporary halt of aviation services.

Groups also occupied nearby roads and sought to penetrate the legislative building, where the government had originally scheduled the community homage.

National Heritage and Ethnic Support

Though mainly known as an political challenger, Odinga served as head of government in 2008 and also struck a alliance with the president last year in a political journey marked by changing partnerships.

He inspired passionate devotion among adherents, especially in his Luo community based in the nation's western region, many of whom maintain he was denied the presidency by vote manipulation.

Countless of Odinga's followers, who were unborn in 1991 when Kenya transitioned to a pluralistic political system, offered homage to Odinga's contributions as an advocate.