US EditionKenya: Shot Mask Vendor Boniface Kariuki Alive but in Critical Condition, Father Confirms
- Boniface Mwangi Kariuki, a 22-year-old face mask vendor, was shot in the head by a police officer during protests in Nairobi on Tuesday, June 17, 2025.
- The shooting occurred amid demonstrations demanding accountability for Albert Omondi Ojwang's death in police custody, highlighting Kenya's history of police brutality.
- Video footage showed two officers assaulting Boniface before one shot him at close range along Moi Avenue, triggering public outrage and calls to end police impunity.
- Authorities reported that the officer involved was disarmed and taken into custody, while Boniface underwent surgery on Tuesday night and remains in critical condition at Kenyatta National Hospital.
- Boniface’s father, Jonah Kariuki Nyambura, expressed deep sadness but hope for recovery and appealed for law enforcement to carry out duties within the law amid ongoing police brutality concerns.
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Man shot by Kenyan police during protests in intensive care, says father
A man shot at point blank range by a Kenyan police officer during protests in the capital Nairobi against extrajudicial killings by security forces is alive but in intensive care, his father said on Wednesday.
Family of Kenyan man shot at close range by police demands accountability
Boniface Kariuki was shot by a masked police officer at close range while a protest against police brutality was underway in Nairobi on Tuesday. According to his family, Kariuki, who was holding a packet of face masks when he was shot, was working as a street vendor and not threatening police.
Kenya: Shot Mask Vendor Boniface Kariuki Alive but in Critical Condition, Father Confirms
NAIROBI, Kenya, June 18, 2025-- Jonah Kariuki Nyambura, the father of 22-year-old Boniface Mwangi Kariuki, a face mask vendor who was shot in the head during Tuesday's protests in Nairobi, has confirmed that his son is alive but in critical condition at the Kenyatta National Hospital (KNH) Intensive Care Unit.
Outrage as Boniface Kariuki fights for life after police shooting
Details have emerged regarding the injuries sustained by a hawker shot during the youth protests in Nairobi on Tuesday, June 17, 2025, igniting national outrage. This comes after the Kenya National Hospital (KNH) on Wednesday, June 18, 2025, reported that it received 16 victims from the chaos. Police also released the identity of the two […]
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