Political leaders from across the country have called for justice and respect for human life following the killing of Boniface Mwangi Kariuki, a young hawker who was shot in the head by a police officer on June 17, 2025, during protests in Nairobi.
The politicians had joined his family and mourners on July 11 for his funeral at Githunguri, Muguru Ward, Murang'a County.
Speaker after speaker condemned police brutality, extrajudicial killings, and the use of excessive force on unarmed protestors.
Murang'a Governor Irungu Kang'ata said Kenyans across the country were deeply angered by Boniface's death and vowed that the call for justice would not stop. "Boniface was not committing a crime when he was shot.
