Three people were killed at a stadium in Nairobi as security forces opened fire to disperse mourners gathered to view the body of revered opposition leader Raila Odinga on Thursday, a rights group said.

The security forces triggered chaos as they fired on tens of thousands of people at Kasarani stadium on the outskirts of the capital after part of the crowd surged towards a VIP area.

VOCAL Africa, a leading rights group, said on X that it had confirmed "three bodies from Kasarani (stadium) have been received this evening at City Mortuary".

Odinga, 80, died at a health clinic in southern India on Wednesday, triggering a huge outpouring of grief across much of his home country.

Affectionately known as "Baba" (father), he was one of Kenya's foremost statesmen, who made five unsuccessful r

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