Boniface Kariuki: Maski vendor shot during protests died

Boniface Kariuki family, a seller of a shooter who was shot closely during the time of The procession The anti -police violence on June 17, confirmed his death.

The Boniface Kariuki family, who was shot during the protest, confirmed his death. Photo: Hummingbird.
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A spokesman for the family, Emily Wanjira, said she died at 9:15 a.m. on Monday, June 30.

Kariuki was shot in the head in the CBD area of ​​Nairobi closely by police officer Klinzy Barasa, who is currently being detained in connection with the incident.

The camera recorded sparked national anger and re -emerged the call for police responsibility.

Kariuki died just one day after Kenyatta’s national hospital, through his family, announced that his brain was dead.

According to a health expert, Dornboss Mbohi, he explained that brain death occurs when a brain stem controls vital functions such as breathing, heartbeat, and organs when it ceases to work completely.

Unlike Koma’s condition where there is a possibility of recovery, brain death is considered a legitimate and medical death in many countries, including Kenya.

He explained that Kariuki’s body continued to work because he was still connected to the machinery to help him breathing and sustain life.

Wanjira revealed that the Kariuki Hospital Bill had climbed and crossed KSh 4 million, and asked for help from the public to help pay for the costs.

Meanwhile, former police spokesman Charles Owino, although he condemned the shooting of Kariuki, alleged that the boy confronted police officers in words a few minutes before being beaten.

However, he emphasized that the debate did not provide a reason to use force and stated that law -abiding officers should be held accountable.

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