Embakasi East lawmaker Babu Owino, on Wednesday, June 18, morning, visited victims of police brutality hospitalized at the Kenyatta National Hospital (KNH).

In a statement following the visit, Babu said 16 victims were brought to KNH with injuries, but nine have since been discharged after receiving medical attention. 

He noted that out of the seven victims remaining in the hospital, two of them, including Boniface Kariuki, the 22-year-old hawker who was shot on Tuesday, are in critical condition.

“This morning, I visited victims of police brutality admitted at Kenyatta National Hospital. Sixteen young Kenyans were brought in with injuries; nine have since been discharged, and seven remain hospitalized. Of the seven still in the wards, two are in critical condition, one of whom is the young man seen in widely circulated footage being shot in cold blood yesterday,” read the statement in part.

The Embakasi East MP noted that one of the patients has seven gunshot wounds on his back, two patients were shot in the eye, while another one was shot in the leg.

Babu said another victim was shot in the neck and another one in the lower back.

The ODM MP noted that the victims were not shot at by accident, but they were deliberately targeted by police officers.

Babu condemned the use of excessive force by law enforcement agencies, saying no Kenyan citizen should be attacked for expressing their views.

Further, Babu called on President William Ruto to take full responsibility for police brutality in the country.

“I call upon President William Ruto to take full responsibility for these atrocities. The blood of these young men and women is on the hands of those who gave the shoot-to-kill orders, and silence at the highest level of government is complicity,” he stated.

Additionally, the Embakasi East MP said that he will not be intimidated and will not stop demanding justice.