Saba Saba: Kangemi Man Shot Dead During Protests Was Heading Home from Work, Mum Says
- A mother was left hopeless and helpless on Monday, July 7, as Kenyans marked the Saba Saba protests nationwide
- Tears freely flowed down her cheeks after receiving a distressing call concerning a loved one she had been with earlier that morning
- Her heart sank after she was urgently summoned to the hospital following the heartbreaking news
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The Saba Saba protests held across the country have left many in tears after more lives were lost during the maandamano.
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A mother from Kangemi, Nairobi, is inconsolable following the death of her close kin, who was allegedly killed during the chaotic protests.
When did Musavi die?
Elvis Musavi left home alive and well but never returned after tragically losing his life later in the day.
His mother wept bitterly upon learning that her son had died during the protests that took place on Monday, July 7.
Tears freely rolled down her cheeks as she mourned Musavi at Eagle Nursing Hospital in Kangemi, Nairobi.
"I have lost my firstborn child. We were together in the morning. I don’t know what happened, but I was called and told my son was dead," she cried.
Musavi's mum in tears in hospital
Upon viewing her son’s body at the hospital, she burst into tears and passed out, regaining consciousness moments later.
She was captured in a heartbreaking clip making a painful phone call to confirm the shattering news.
She covered her face with one hand as she held the phone with the other, unable to compose herself.
It was alleged that Musavi was shot by police officers while on his way home from work and died on the spot. The bullet struck him in the chest.
Musavi's mum recounts last conversation with him
Musavi’s mother, with tears and mucus streaking her sorrowful face, recalled their last conversation.
"He told me he was going to work and would return as usual. I implored him to come back early," she said.
Little did she know that it would be the last piece of advice she would ever give her son.
She was later summoned to the hospital, where she learned that her son—whom she had seen alive that morning—was now gone.
"When I arrived at the hospital, I found him dead," she said in disbelief, shaking her head helplessly.
Musavi's wife inconsolable after his death
Musavi not only left behind a grieving mother but also a heartbroken wife, who was inconsolable upon hearing the tragic news.
"They have killed him," she cried, as medical officers tried to comfort her at the hospital.
The couple had just welcomed a newborn, as Musavi’s wife tearfully revealed.
"He has left me with a six-month-old baby," she cried, collapsing to the ground as a medical officer tried to support her.
Her pain stemmed not only from losing her husband, but also from the overwhelming burden of raising their child alone.
Two young men roughed up on Saba Saba protests
In a related story, a disturbing video captured two young men being brutalized on the same day Kenyans marked the 1990 Saba Saba protests.
The young men were not only roughed up but beaten by armed individuals believed to be police officers, although they were dressed in plain clothes.
One of the men was seen being dragged along an estate road and assaulted by one of the men while others watched.
Source: TUKO.co.ke
