At least two dead after Kenyan forces fire in air at Odinga viewing

From Reuters.

At least two people were shot dead in Nairobi after Kenyan security forces fired in the air to disperse crowds at a stadium hosting a viewing of deceased opposition leader Raila Odinga’s body, according to a police source and local media.

Odinga, a major figure for decades in Kenyan politics who was once a political prisoner and ran unsuccessfully for president five times, died on October 15 at age 80 in India, where he had been receiving medical treatment.

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