Nairobi mask hawker Boniface Kariuki shot by police declared brain dead
Nairobi mask hawker Boniface Kariuki shot by police declared brain dead
The family of Boniface Kariuki, the hawker who was shot in the head by a rogue officer during anti-police brutality protests in Nairobi, has confirmed that he is brain dead.
Speaking to the press on Sunday, family spokesperson Emily Wanjira said that medics at the Kenyatta National Hospital confirmed that Mwangi’s organs are still functioning but his brain is dead.
As it stands, the family is waiting for the doctors to officially declare him clinically dead.
The family spokesperson told journalists that they had received a call from the hospital at around midnight, where they were informed that he was brain-dead.
“We received a call from the hospital at 12.47am saying that they needed to have a brief with us, and we have been told what is happening,” she stated.
“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.”
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Kariuki’s father, Jonah Kariuki, revealed that although his son’s brain was not functioning anymore, his heart was still beating.
He therefore sought the help of Kenyans to help pay the bills that have accumulated since his son was admitted to the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) following his shooting on Tuesday, June 17.
The family added that there are more bullet fragments in his brain that have not yet been extracted.
Kariuki has undergone two surgeries at Kenyatta National Hospital to remove the bullet lodged in his head and has been recuperating at the Intensive Care Unit where he is receiving round-the-clock supervision.
The aggrieved family also called for the judicial system to dispense justice by convicting and sentencing the police officers responsible for the crime.
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