Four people lost their lives in Nairobi when armed personnel opened fire and deployed teargas to disperse enormous assemblies at a stadium where political figure Raila Odinga's corpse was displayed for homage.
The politician, who was a prominent player in the country's governance for a long period, succumbed on that day at 80 years old while receiving medical treatment in India.
He fought tirelessly for multi-party democracy, and we benefit from those freedoms today because of his struggle.
Numerous devotees congregated on the streets from dawn, with disorder occurring when a large crowd forced open a barrier at the capital's primary venue, leading to armed forces to fire in the air.
Previously that day, numerous of mourners momentarily entered the city's air terminal, halting a formal proceeding where the head of state and government representatives were receiving Odinga's corpse with military honors.
This incident caused a two-hour suspension of airport operations.
Crowds also occupied surrounding thoroughfares and sought to penetrate parliament, where the government had originally scheduled the public viewing.
Although primarily recognized as an government critic, Odinga became senior minister in 2008 and also struck a agreement with the president last year in a public service defined by shifting alliances.
He inspired intense commitment among followers, especially in his cultural background based in the nation's western region, many of whom maintain he was deprived of the presidency by vote manipulation.
Many of Odinga's followers, who were not yet born in 1991 when Kenya transitioned to a multi-faction governance, offered homage to Odinga's work as an advocate.
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