Many mourners were injured in a stampede at the state funeral of Kenyan opposition leader Raila Odinga as a crowd surged to view his body on Friday, October 17, 2025.
The memorial ceremonies for Odinga, who commanded a passionate following in the East African country, have attracted huge crowds.
Three people were shot dead by security forces on Thursday when mourners breached a gate of the stadium hosting a public viewing of the former Prime Minister’s 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.
2 shot dead at Odinga’s burial in Kenya
Local broadcaster NTV posted on its X account a picture of emergency services attending to a person injured in the stampede.
“First aiders attend to mourners injured during stampede as crowd surges to view Raila Odinga’s body at Nyayo Stadium,” NTV captioned the post.
It did not provide further details.
Kenyan authorities had deployed heavy security on Friday, with police keeping crowds at a distance, footage from local television and President William Ruto’s office showed.
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