Mask Hawker Boniface Kariuki is Dead

Mask hawker Boniface Kariuki had died while receiving treatment at the Kenyatta National Hospital.

The death of the vendor was confirmed by the family spokesperson on Monday, June 30.

According to the family, the hawker was confirmed dead on Monday afternoon.

Boniface was admitted to the hospital after being shot in the head by a police officer recently during protests that had been organised following the murder of Albert Ojwang.

After undergoing surgeries at the hospital, he was admitted to the Intensive Care Unit (ICU).

On Sunday, the family confirmed that the vendor had been declared brain dead.

"The reality of things is that Boniface Mwangi Kariuki is declared brain-dead. The hospital bill is now higher than Ksh3 million.

"We are praying and hoping for the well-wishers because when someone is declared brain dead, we know what it means, so the brainstem of Boniface Mwangi Kariuki is not working any longer,” the family announced then.

Meanwhile, Constable Masinde Klinzy Barasa is still in police custody. He is the officer believed to have shot the hawker.

Also in police custody is Constable Duncan Kiprono, who was in the company of Barasa at the time of the incident.