🔗 Share this article Disaster Hits as Four Lose Lives During Mourning for Kenya's Opposition Leader Raila Odinga Four people perished in the capital city when security forces opened fire and used teargas to scatter huge gatherings at a sports arena where statesman Raila Odinga's remains was lying in state. National Figure Mourned The statesman, who remained a prominent player in Kenyan politics for a long period, passed away on midweek at 80 years old while undergoing healthcare in the subcontinent. He fought tirelessly for democratic systems, and we are enjoying those freedoms today because of his work. Disorder Erupts at Arena Thousands supporters assembled on thoroughfares from dawn, with disorder erupting when enormous throng breached a gate at the capital's primary venue, prompting military personnel to discharge weapons upward. Two individuals were shot dead at the stadium Casualties subsequently increased to 4 Scores of persons sustained injuries Law enforcement used teargas to scatter thousands grievers Aviation Hub Incident and Government Building Situation Earlier in the day, thousands of supporters momentarily entered the city's air terminal, interrupting a formal proceeding where the head of state and dignitaries were receiving Odinga's body with armed forces tribute. This situation led to a temporary halt of airport operations. Assemblies also overwhelmed surrounding thoroughfares and attempted to breach the government complex, where the government had originally scheduled the public viewing. Political Heritage and Community Support Though mainly known as an government critic, Odinga served as prime minister in 2008 and also established a alliance with the president last year in a career marked by shifting alliances. He inspired passionate devotion among followers, notably in his cultural background based in western Kenya, many of whom maintain he was deprived of the presidency by election irregularities. Countless of Odinga's mourners, who were unborn in 1991 when Kenya became a multi-party democracy, offered homage to Odinga's efforts as an activist.