🔗 Share this article Disaster Strikes as Four Killed During Memorial for Kenyan Political Figure Raila Odinga A quartet of persons were killed in Nairobi when armed personnel opened fire and deployed teargas to break up enormous assemblies at a venue where opposition leader Raila Odinga's corpse was on public view. National Figure Remembered The statesman, who remained a major force in the nation's political landscape for decades, succumbed on midweek at 80 years old while receiving medical treatment in the Asian nation. He campaigned vigorously for democratic systems, and we benefit from those rights today because of his efforts. Disorder Breaks Out at Arena Numerous followers gathered on roadways from dawn, with mayhem erupting when massive group breached a gate at the capital's primary venue, prompting armed forces to fire in the air. A pair of persons were shot dead at the venue Death toll eventually reached to 4 Numerous people were hurt Police deployed chemical agents to clear thousands mourners Airport Disruption and Parliament Situation During the morning, thousands of supporters briefly stormed Nairobi's international airport, disrupting a ceremony where the nation's leader and other officials were receiving Odinga's remains with armed forces tribute. This situation led to a temporary halt of airport operations. Assemblies also occupied adjacent streets and sought to penetrate the legislative building, where the administration had initially planned the public viewing. National Legacy and Community Support Though mainly known as an opposition figure, Odinga assumed the role of head of government in 2008 and also established a agreement with the president last year in a public service defined by changing partnerships. He commanded strong loyalty among followers, notably in his Luo community based in western Kenya, many of whom maintain he was deprived of the presidency by electoral fraud. Countless of Odinga's supporters, who were not yet born in 1991 when Kenya became a multi-party democracy, expressed respect to Odinga's efforts as an campaigner.