🔗 Share this article Tragedy Occurs as Four Killed During Memorial for Kenya's Political Figure Raila Odinga Four people were killed in Kenya's capital when armed personnel opened fire and used teargas to disperse huge gatherings at a stadium where statesman Raila Odinga's corpse was lying in state. Political Figure Mourned The politician, who remained a significant presence in the nation's political landscape for many years, succumbed on Wednesday at age 80 while in hospital care in India. He struggled relentlessly for democratic systems, and we are enjoying those liberties today because of his efforts. Turmoil Unfolds at Arena Countless followers assembled on roadways from dawn, with disorder occurring when enormous throng breached a entrance at the city's central arena, leading to military personnel to discharge weapons upward. A pair of persons lost their lives to gunfire at the venue Fatalities later rose to 4 Many people got wounded Police used teargas to disperse thousands attendees Airport Disruption and Parliament Standoff During the morning, thousands of mourners momentarily entered Nairobi's international airport, interrupting a formal proceeding where the nation's leader and other officials were receiving Odinga's remains with formal recognition. This event led to a brief stoppage of airport operations. Assemblies also occupied surrounding thoroughfares and tried to enter parliament, where the administration had first arranged the public viewing. National Impact and Ethnic Backing While predominantly identified as an opposition figure, Odinga served as prime minister in 2008 and also established a political pact with the leader last year in a career defined by shifting alliances. He generated passionate devotion among adherents, particularly in his ethnic group based in the country's west, many of whom believe he was prevented from obtaining the highest office by electoral fraud. Countless of Odinga's mourners, who were not yet born in 1991 when Kenya established itself as a multi-party democracy, offered homage to Odinga's efforts as an activist.