The officer, described as trigger-happy, shot Boniface, who was unarmed, critically injuring him near Imenti House as protesters demanded justice for another alleged victim of police brutality, Albert Ojwang’.
Speaking to the media after visiting his son at Kenyatta National Hospital on Wednesday, June 18, 2025, Kariuki asked Kenyans to pray for his son, saying he was a hawker in Nairobi just like him.
“All I can ask Kenyans is to pray for my son. I’ve seen him, and while his condition is not that bad, it’s not hopeless,” said Kariuki.
“What I want is justice for my son. Police officers should stop shooting innocent Kenyans.”
Struggling to come to terms with the incident, Kariuki said his son, a 22-year-old hawker who sells masks on Nairobi streets, was the pride of his family.
"I have struggled to raise Boniface Mwangi Kariuki. I am heartbroken,” he said.
Kariuki was accompanied by Busia Senator Okiya Omtatah, who also visited the hospital to check on the young hawker.
“I came to see the hawker, but I’ve been informed I cannot see him because he is in the Intensive Care Unit,” Omtatah said.
"Boniface Mwangi Kariuki is alive but fighting for his life in the ICU at KNH. We pray for a speedy recovery for Boniface and for all other Kenyans injured yesterday.”
On Tuesday night, Director General for Health Dr. Patrick Amoth confirmed that Boniface was undergoing surgery with a neurosurgical team.
“As we speak, the patient is in theatre with the neurosurgical team,” Dr. Amoth said.
“As a precaution, we have prepared an ICU bed, as a case of this nature requires immediate intensive care support in the post-surgery period.”
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