UPDATE 3-Kenyan forces fire in air, lob tear gas to disperse mourners at Odinga viewing
Published on: Oct. 16, 2025, 6:33 p.m. | Source: Devdiscourse
Odinga, a major figure for decades in Kenyan politics who was once a political prisoner and ran unsuccessfully for president five times, died on Wednesday aged 80 in India, where he had been receiving medical treatment. With thousands of his supporters on the streets from early morning, chaos erupted when a huge crowd breached a gate of the Nairobi sports arena, prompting soldiers to fire in the air, a Reuters witness said.
