🔗 Share this article Disaster Hits as Four Die During Mourning for Kenyan Opposition Leader Raila Odinga A quartet of persons were killed in Kenya's capital when armed personnel discharged weapons and employed chemical irritants to break up huge gatherings at a sports arena where statesman Raila Odinga's remains was displayed for homage. National Leader Mourned Odinga, who had been a prominent player in the nation's political landscape for a long period, succumbed on that day at age 80 while in hospital care in the subcontinent. He campaigned vigorously for multi-party democracy, and we are enjoying those freedoms today because of his work. Chaos Breaks Out at Venue Countless devotees gathered on the streets from dawn, with chaos erupting when enormous throng forced open a gate at the city's central arena, prompting military personnel to discharge weapons upward. Two people lost their lives to gunfire at the stadium Fatalities eventually reached to four Many people got wounded Law enforcement deployed chemical agents to clear thousands mourners Aviation Hub Incident and Government Building Confrontation Previously that day, numerous of supporters briefly stormed the city's air terminal, halting a ceremony where the head of state and government representatives were accepting Odinga's body with military honors. This event caused a temporary halt of airport operations. Groups also occupied surrounding thoroughfares and sought to penetrate the legislative building, where the administration had originally scheduled the public viewing. National Impact and Community Devotion Although primarily recognized as an opposition figure, Odinga served as senior minister in 2008 and also struck a alliance with the president last year in a political journey marked by evolving coalitions. He generated passionate devotion among followers, particularly in his Luo community based in the country's west, many of whom believe he was denied the highest office by electoral fraud. Numerous of Odinga's mourners, who were not living in 1991 when Kenya established itself as a multi-party democracy, paid tribute to Odinga's contributions as an campaigner.