Central Region Police Commander Samuel Ndanyi has visited the home of Boniface Kariuki, a mask vendor who was shot in Nairobi’s Central Business District during protests demanding justice for Albert Ojweang, who died in detention hours after being arrested.
The police commander was accompanied by other high-ranking officers when he made the visit in Murang’a on Monday, June 23, 2025
Boniface was shot in the head at close range by a police officer during protests in Nairobi on Tuesday, June 17, 2025
He was selling face masks when he was struck at Imenti House on Moi Avenue.
He was rushed to a city clinic for first aid and later transferred to the Kenyatta National Hospital (KNH), where he underwent emergency surgery and remains in the intensive care unit.
In response to the shooting, two police officers—Klinzy Barasa and Duncan Kiprono—were arrested and arraigned in court and are currently being held in custody until July 3, 2025, as investigations continue.
Jonah Kariuki
At the same time, Jonah Kariuki, the father of Kariuki, has fallen victim to fraudsters posing as officials from the Social Health Authority (SHA).
Speaking during a press conference at KNH on June 21, 2025, he stated that the scammers approached him with false promises of assisting with hospital bills and registering his family under the SHA programme.
In the process, they defrauded him of Ksh200,000.
“It was someone who told me he’s from SHA. He asked that I send him Ksh20,500 to help me reduce the hospital bill, but the person I tasked to do the transaction mistakenly sent Ksh200,500,” he said.
Influencers had launched an online crowdfunding campaign to help the family clear the hospital bill. The senior, Kariuki, said he was yet to seek help from the service provider to have the money reversed.
“I had gone to Safaricom, but I did not get in because I was required to be here (at KNH), but I have taken an OB, so I will return to have them give me the statement,” he said.
A lawyer representing the family said the hospital bill is in the region of one million shillings.
