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Vast crowds were gathering in western Kenya on Saturday to see the body of beloved politician Raila Odinga for the biggest day of mourning ceremonies that have already claimed five lives this week.

Illinois and the city of Chicago filed suit to block the deployment, a move also taken by the authorities in the western state of Oregon to prevent the sending of National Guard troops to Portland.

On Saturday his body will be transported to Kisumu, a city in western Kenya on the shores of Lake Victoria - his political stronghold.

The case was yet another exhibit of what U.K. security services say is an unprecedented level of spying by China on Britain and other western allies such as the U.S.

On Sunday afternoon, traditional Mexican music was being broadcast to the street via loudspeakers from the OK Corral VIP, a western wear store.