🔗 Share this article Disaster Hits as Four Killed During Memorial for Kenya's Opposition Leader Raila Odinga Four individuals were killed in Nairobi when armed personnel opened fire and deployed teargas to disperse massive crowds at a sports arena where opposition leader Raila Odinga's body was lying in state. Political Leader Mourned The statesman, who remained a major force in the country's governance for many years, passed away on Wednesday at age 80 while in hospital care in India. He campaigned vigorously for political pluralism, and we benefit from those freedoms today because of his struggle. Disorder Breaks Out at Stadium Numerous devotees congregated on thoroughfares from sunrise, with disorder breaking out when a large crowd breached a entrance at Nairobi's main stadium, causing armed forces to fire in the air. A pair of persons lost their lives to gunfire at the venue Fatalities eventually reached to four Scores of persons were hurt Authorities deployed chemical agents to disperse thousands mourners Aviation Hub Disruption and Parliament Situation Previously that day, thousands of grievers temporarily invaded Nairobi's international airport, interrupting a official event where the nation's leader and other officials were receiving Odinga's remains with military honors. This incident prompted a two-hour suspension of airport operations. Groups also overwhelmed nearby roads and sought to penetrate parliament, where the administration had first arranged the community homage. National Impact and Community Support Though mainly known as an opposition figure, Odinga served as head of government in 2008 and also established a political pact with the leader last year in a political journey defined by changing partnerships. He inspired passionate devotion among followers, particularly in his cultural background based in the country's west, many of whom maintain he was denied the highest office by electoral fraud. Numerous of Odinga's followers, who were not yet born in 1991 when Kenya became a multi-party democracy, paid tribute to Odinga's efforts as an advocate.