President William Ruto has donated Sh1 million to the family of slain hawker Boniface Mwangi Kariuki, even as the family continues to demand justice for their slain kin.

On Wednesday, a sombre mood engulfed Githunguri village in Kangema, as the family met for prayers and called for justice for their kin.

The family has set the burial date for July 11.

President Ruto, through Murang'a MP Betty Maina, donated the amount to support the family in the burial arrangements The family, through its spokesman Abel Kinyanjui, demanded murder charges be preferred against the two police officers implicated in the death of Mwangi, who was hawking masks in the Central Business District (CBD).