12-year-old Bridgit Njoki, who passed after being shot in her parents' home in Ndumberi, KiambuA family in Ndumberi, Kiambu County, has been left in shock after their 12-year-old daughter was shot dead while sitting in their house.
Lucy Ngugi said her daughter, Bridgit Njoki, was with her in the sitting room watching TV around 6.20 pm when they heard a loud bang.
Ngugi recalled turning towards her daughter and seeing blood trickling down her hand. At first, she thought Njoki had suffered a cut.
“I went to her and held her hand to check where the blood was coming from, but she suddenly collapsed to the floor,” the distraught mother recounted.
On closer look, Ngugi noticed a gaping wound on her daughter’s head, which was oozing blood. She screamed for help, drawing the attention of her husband, Leonard Wainaina, who was feeding their chickens outside.
Their home, she explained, is about two kilometres from the main road where protests were taking place, raising questions about how a stray bullet could have reached them.
Njoki was rushed to a nearby health facility but was pronounced dead while being resuscitated.
On Tuesday morning, detectives from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations’ Forensic Crime Scene Unit visited the home to process the scene.
“I want justice for my child. But even if I get it, will it bring my child back?” Ngugi asked tearfully.
Njoki’s father lamented that the family had become unintended casualties of clashes between police and youths during the Saba Saba protests—demonstrations they had no part in.
“We’re yet to see any leader or government official visit or even send condolences,” he said.
