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Four individuals were killed in Nairobi when security forces opened fire and used teargas to scatter huge gatherings at a venue where opposition leader Raila Odinga's body was on public view.

National Leader Remembered

Odinga, who remained a major force in Kenyan politics for a long period, passed away on midweek at age 80 while receiving medical treatment in the subcontinent.

He struggled relentlessly for multi-party democracy, and we experience those rights today because of his struggle.

Disorder Unfolds at Venue

Countless supporters assembled on thoroughfares from dawn, with chaos erupting when a large crowd broke through a entrance at the city's central arena, causing armed forces to fire in the air.

• Two individuals were shot dead at the venue
• Casualties later rose to 4
• Scores of individuals sustained injuries
• Authorities employed irritants to scatter thousands mourners

Aviation Hub Incident and Government Building Situation

Earlier in the day, countless of supporters temporarily invaded the capital's aviation hub, halting a official event where the nation's leader and government representatives were welcoming Odinga's remains with military honors.

This situation led to a brief stoppage of airport operations.

Assemblies also flooded nearby roads and sought to penetrate the legislative building, where the administration had first arranged the public viewing.

National Impact and Ethnic Backing

Though mainly known as an government critic, Odinga assumed the role of prime minister in 2008 and also formed a agreement with the leader last year in a career defined by shifting alliances.

He generated strong loyalty among adherents, particularly in his Luo community based in western Kenya, many of whom contend he was deprived of the nation's leadership by vote manipulation.

Countless of Odinga's followers, who were not living in 1991 when Kenya established itself as a multi-party democracy, paid tribute to Odinga's work as an advocate.