🔗 Share this article Calamity Hits as 4 Die During Memorial for Kenya's Opposition Leader Raila Odinga A quartet of persons were killed in the capital city when security forces discharged weapons and used teargas to break up massive crowds at a venue where opposition leader Raila Odinga's corpse was on public view. Political Leader Honored Odinga, who had been a significant presence in the country's governance for decades, passed away on that day at age 80 while receiving medical treatment in India. He struggled relentlessly for multi-party democracy, and we are enjoying those liberties today because of his work. Turmoil Unfolds at Arena Countless devotees congregated on the streets from dawn, with chaos erupting when enormous throng forced open a entrance at the city's central arena, leading to military personnel to fire in the air. A pair of persons were shot dead at the stadium Death toll later rose to four people Scores of people got wounded Law enforcement deployed chemical agents to clear numerous grievers Airport Incident and Government Building Situation During the morning, thousands of mourners temporarily invaded the city's air terminal, interrupting a formal proceeding where the nation's leader and government representatives were receiving Odinga's body with military honors. This situation caused a brief stoppage of flight activities. Crowds also overwhelmed surrounding thoroughfares and attempted to breach the legislative building, where the administration had originally scheduled the community homage. Political Legacy and Ethnic Devotion While predominantly identified as an government critic, Odinga became senior minister in 2008 and also formed a alliance with the president last year in a career defined by evolving coalitions. He inspired passionate devotion among supporters, notably in his ethnic group based in the country's west, many of whom contend he was denied the nation's leadership by electoral fraud. Numerous of Odinga's followers, who were not yet born in 1991 when Kenya became a multi-faction governance, paid tribute to Odinga's efforts as an campaigner.