Muthee Kiengei heartbroken after learning Boniface Kariuki was JCM member, says he'll lead burial

Whether Kariuki or President Lincoln, accuracy is everything in journalism

Hours after he was declared brain dead, mask vendor Boniface Kariuki, who was shot when protests turned chaotic last Wednesday, finally breathed his last at 3.15pm yesterday (Nation, July 1, p.6). Ngoja, hapa kuna mushkil kiasi. To write that Kariuki “was shot when protests turned chaotic” suggests he was caught up in the melee or he was among the protesters. Neither is accurate. As the whole world now knows from videos of the shooting, two cops…

Muthee Kiengei heartbroken after learning Boniface Kariuki was JCM member, says he'll lead burial

Bishop Kiengei mourned Boniface Kariuki, a victim of police brutality who belonged to his church, stirring emotional scenes and conversation about political climate.