18 injured in stampede at funeral for Kenya’s former prime minister Raila Odinga

The democratic reformer’s casket was covered in the national flag (Andrew Kasuku/AP)

Eighteen people have been injured during a stampede at a football stadium during the state funeral service for Kenya’s former prime minister Raila Odinga, the democratic reformer who died this week in India at the age of 80.

Kenyans had turned out in large numbers to mourn Mr Odinga since his death on Wednesday, reflecting the outsized influence the respected statesman had on political life in the East African country.