Boniface Mwangi Kariuki, the 22-year-old mask vendor who was shot at point-blank range by a police officer during recent anti-police brutality protests, has died.
According to his father John Kariuki, died on Monday at 3.15pm, a day after medics at Kenyatta National Hospital (KNH) had declared him brain dead on Sunday and were waiting for the doctors to declare his death. "We are saddened as a family to see such a young man's life was cut short while trying to earn a living for himself," said the family's spokesman Emily Wanjira.
The family now hopes the officer who shot their kin will be charged with murder. "Now that he is no longer with us,we are seeking justice for our son," she said According to Wanjira, the family has not been allowed to record a statement since the shooting. "We have been to Central Police Station, they sent us to DCI homicide but even there we were not allowed to record a statement," said Wanjira.
On Sunday, the doctors had declared him brain dead with the family raising doubts on their kin's condition since his admission. "His condition was not improving since he was put on the life support machine.
