Odinga's body will next travel to his family's home region of western Kenya, where more huge crowds are expected.

Tributes have been paid to former Kenyan Prime Minister Raila Odinga, who has died at the age of 80. President William Ruto said the veteran politician, who died on Wednesday while receiving medical treatment at a hospital in India, was a "beacon of courage" and "father of our democracy".

Two people have died and more than 100 others were injured during a stampede at a state funeral service for Kenya’s former Prime Minister Raila Odinga, who died this week at 80.

According to the report, one in five companies (21 percent) expect to be directly affected by protests or demonstrations over the next one year, the highest rate in sub-Saharan Africa.

He stood as Africa’s foremost opposition leader and a tireless champion of democracy, a moral compass whose defiance outlasted regimes, reshaped constitutions and inspired generations

Raila Odinga, a former prime minister of Kenya, died on Wednesday in India, where he was traveling when he suffered a heart attack

People gather to view the coffin of Kenya's former Prime Minister Raila Odinga during his funeral service at the Jomo Kenyatta Stadium in Mamboleo, in Kisumu County, Keny