Dozens of people were injured at a stampede at a state funeral for opposition leader Odinga in the Kenyan capital Nairobi on Friday.

Kenyan broadcaster NTV posted a picture on X of emergency services attending an injured mourner.

Hospital sources said 17 people were hospitalized after the stampede.

It comes a day after security forces opened fire to disperse crowds of mourners, killing at least 3.

Odinga died on Wednesday at the age of 80 from a suspected heart attack at a hospital in Kerala state in southern India.

Thousands attend Odinga funeral

Kenyan flags are to be flown at half mast during the seven-day mourning period declared by President William Ruto.

On Friday, thousands filled the Nairobi soccer stadium where Odinga's funeral service was held.

Odinga's body lay in state in parliament on Friday morning ahead of the funeral, which is typically reserved for former presidents.

Ruto said Odinga deserved the honor as he had played a "pivotal role"  in Kenya's politics.

"Whenever the nation needed him to rise above (the) self, he always did so unreservedly," Ruto said.

The president led mourners in singing "Jamaica Farwell" by Harry Belafonte, which was the late politician's favorite song.

Some mourners carried portraits of Odinga, while others waved branches as a symbol of respect.

Odinga's legacy

Odinga served as prime minister from 2008 to 2013 and ran for president five times.

He was a key player in the Kenyan politics for over three decades. He was heavily involved in the country's transition toward multi-party democracy in the 1990s and helped oversee the 2010 constitution.

Odinga is known by his supporters as "baba," meaning father in Swahili.

"I have freedom of speech because of Raila... I'm here because he is the father," mourner Paul Oloo told the AFP news agency.

Edited by: Karl Sexton