A reggae song playing from a mobile phone echoed in Maria Shikwe's ears as tears rolled down her cheeks.

It reminded her of her autistic son, Austin Onyisa, who was shot dead during the Gen Z protests on June 25, 2024.

Shikwe welcomed the Sunday Standard team to her modest iron-sheet home in Kabachia estate.

Despite green maize flourishing in her compound, the mother of three says there is little else to be thankful for.