Families are in agony after six people, including a 12-year-old girl, were shot dead by police during Saba Saba protests in Kiambu county, on Monday.

The families are demanding justice, compensation, and an independent investigation into what they termed as unprovoked and excessive use of live bullets by police.

Twelve-year-old Bridgit Njoki was hit by a stray bullet while watching television at her family home in Ndumberi village.

Njoki's mother, Lucy Ngugi, said a stray bullet struck her daughter in the head at around 6:20 pm, despite their house being located about two kilometers from the main road where protests were taking place.