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Kenya: Mask Vendor Boniface Kariuki Declared Brain Dead After Police Shooting During ‘Justice for Ojwang’ Protest

Kenya: Mask Vendor Boniface Kariuki Declared Brain Dead After Police Shooting During ‘Justice for Ojwang’ Protest

Nairobi — Boniface Mwangi Kariuki, the 22-year-old mask vendor who was shot in the head at close range during the ‘Justice for Albert Ojwang’ protests, has been declared brain dead, his family has confirmed.

Speaking to journalists at Kenyatta National Hospital (KNH) on Sunday, family spokesperson Emily Wanjira said doctors informed them at midnight that Kariuki’s brainstem had ceased functioning, though his heart was still beating with the help of machines.

“We were called to come here at…

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