Police in Nairobi opened fire to disperse crowds who gathered to view opposition leader’s body at a football stadium.

At least two people have been killed in Nairobi on Thursday after Kenyan police fired at crowds of mourners gathered to see the body of former prime minister Raila Odinga. The politician died from a heart attack in India on Wednesday, and his body flew back to Kenya on Thursday morning.

NAIROBI: Four people were killed in Kenya’s capital Nairobi on Thursday after security forces fired shots and teargas to disperse huge crowds at a stadium where the body of deceased opposition leader Raila Odinga was lying in state, local media reported.

A father in Nairobi mourned the tragic death of his son, Vincent Otieno, shot during Raila Odinga's body viewing, sparking heartbreak and condolences online.

Kenyan police fired tear gas and warning shots on Thursday to disperse tens of thousands of mourners gathered at Nairobi’s Stadium.

The country’s head of police operations, Adamson Bungei, confirmed the shooting at the 60,000-capacity football stadium in the capital, Nairobi, where the viewing was to take place yesterday ahead of the funeral over the weekend. “We have at least two ...