Online Reporter
A number of mourners were injured in a stampede at the state funeral of Kenyan opposition leader Raila Odinga on Friday as a crowd surged to view his body, local broadcaster NTV reported, with thousands attending the tribute.
Odinga commanded a passionate following in the East African nation and his memorial ceremonies have attracted huge crowds.
Three people were shot dead by security forces a day earlier when mourners breached a gate of the stadium hosting a public viewing of his body.
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.
NTV posted on its X account a picture of emergency services attending to a person injured in the stampede — Reuters.
