Nairobi: Grief as 23-Year-Old Man Shot During Protests While Coming from Work Dies

• Reagan Omondi was coming from work on Wednesday, June 25, when he was shot two times by a police officer
• He was rushed to a hospital in Kibera for medical attention, but he succumbed to the gunshot wounds sustained
• Visibly in pain, his father, George Akello, recounted how he learnt of the tragedy that befell his son and made an appeal to Kenyans

Faith Chandianya, a journalist at TUKO.co.ke, brings over three years of experience covering politics and Current Affairs in Kenya

Another family has been thrown into mourning after their 23-year-old son, Reagan Omondi, succumbed to gunshot wounds on Thursday night, June 26.

Omondi was shot in the leg and arm along Ngong Road during the Gen Z protests on Wednesday, June 25.

He was pronounced dead at the Kibera Level 4 Hospital, where he was taken after a police officer shot him.

Where was Reagan Omondi coming from before being shot?

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Speaking to the press, George Akello, the father of the deceased, said his son was coming from work when the incident happened.

"I received a phone call notifying me that my son had been shot. Upon reaching the hospital where he had been taken, I found him already dead," Akello painfully recounted.

Akello said that he had noticed more wounds on his son's body, which caused him to raise concerns about the violence which his son was subjected to on that ill-fated day.

He further called on well-wishers to help him raise funds that would enable him to raise the required funds to give his late son a proper send-off.

The visibly distressed man called on the Kenya Kwanza government to ensure that the perpetrators behind his son's death are brought to book.

Omondi's body was later transported to the Nairobi Funeral Home, formerly known as City Mortuary, for preservation as burial preparations commence.

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Human rights activist Hussein Khalid, who was also at the morgue, called out the police for their actions.

He further slammed the Interior Cabinet secretary, Kipchumba Murkomen, for praising the police, yet people were killed during the demos.

"We can't keep losing the lives of our youth. The shooting that has been targeted towards our youth has now become too much. We are telling the government that enough is enough, let's make sure that we get justice for the killed youth," he said.

"We are telling Murkomen, who praised the police, that a day will come when he will be held to account," Khalid added.

Man dies after being shot in the head

In a separate incident, Ian Muhindi decided to watch Gen Z protests from his rooftop, not knowing he would be shot.

Muhindi was hit by a bullet in the head, causing him to fall to the ground. He was rushed to the Avenue Hospital while severely bleeding.

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The deceased was later referred to the Kenyatta University Teaching and Referral Hospital, where he was declared dead while undergoing treatment.

Proofreading by Mercy Nyambura, copy editor at TUKO.co.ke.

Source: TUKO.co.ke