🔗 Share this article Calamity Hits as 4 Lose Lives During Memorial for Kenya's Opposition Leader Raila Odinga Four people were killed in Nairobi when security forces shot and employed chemical irritants to disperse huge gatherings at a stadium where political figure Raila Odinga's corpse was on public view. National Figure Mourned The politician, who was a prominent player in the country's governance for decades, passed away on Wednesday at 80 years old while in hospital care in the Asian nation. He campaigned vigorously for multi-party democracy, and we benefit from those rights today because of his struggle. Turmoil Unfolds at Venue Thousands supporters assembled on roadways from early morning, with chaos occurring when a large crowd breached a gate at Nairobi's main stadium, prompting soldiers to discharge weapons upward. A pair of persons perished from bullets at the venue Death toll subsequently increased to four people Scores of persons were hurt Police deployed chemical agents to scatter numerous mourners Airport Event and Parliament Situation During the morning, countless of grievers momentarily entered Nairobi's international airport, disrupting a ceremony where President William Ruto and other officials were welcoming Odinga's body with formal recognition. This incident caused a temporary halt of flight activities. Crowds also overwhelmed nearby roads and sought to penetrate the legislative building, where the government had initially planned the public viewing. National Legacy and Ethnic Support Though mainly known as an political challenger, Odinga assumed the role of prime minister in 2008 and also struck a alliance with the leader last year in a public service defined by changing partnerships. He generated intense commitment among adherents, particularly in his Luo community based in western Kenya, many of whom maintain he was prevented from obtaining the nation's leadership by electoral fraud. Countless of Odinga's followers, who were unborn in 1991 when Kenya established itself as a pluralistic political system, expressed respect to Odinga's efforts as an activist.