Saba Saba: Kajiado Man Recalls how Younger Brother Was Shot Twice by Police While Pleading for Mercy
- More deaths headlined the Monday, July 7, Saba Saba protests held countrywide, leaving families in deep pain
- A Kajiado family struggled to come to terms with the loss of their loved one, who met his tragic end during the maandamano
- The family narrated how they lost their kin, who was neither protesting nor destroying property on the fateful day
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A family in Kitengela, Kajiado county, is mourning the painful death of their loved one, who lost his life on Monday, July 7.
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The young man was among the citizens killed by police during the nationwide Saba Saba protests.
How old was Kimutai when he died?
Police engaged in running battles with hundreds of demonstrators taking part in the chaotic maandamano.
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Protesters were further angered upon learning about the death of the 21-year-old.
Brian Kimutai’s unnecessary death, along with several others who sustained gunshot wounds, sparked outrage that boiled over.
"That is my younger brother over there who has been killed. He was shot twice — once in the neck and once in the back. He had lifted his hands. He wasn’t doing anything wrong. He wasn’t vandalising anyone’s property. He was kneeling, hands raised in surrender, pleading for mercy," Kimutai’s brother claimed.
Kajiado demonstrators defend Kimutai
Demonstrators turned their fury on the Kajiado Sub-County Hospital, forcing medical staff, including nurses, to flee for their safety as violence erupted.
Agitated protesters demanded justice for the young man whose life was cut short by two bullets.
"We are being killed every day. What have we taken from them? What have we eaten from them that we must pay with our lives? They have killed one of us, okay? He is neither the first, the second, nor the third. If they are after blood, let them tell us," one protester said.
Kitengela man holds live bullet in hospital
Another demonstrator narrated how police began firing live bullets to disperse the crowd.
He held one bullet in his hand as evidence to support the claims.
"When Kimutai lay on the ground, he was shot in the neck. The police came to the hospital when we brought Kimutai here because they wanted to take away the body — but we refused," he said.
Kenyans sympathise with Kajiado family
Kenyans sympathised with the grieving family as they expressed their frustration over what had transpired.
favoursempire-h7:
"😢 Woi, nimesikia wengine waliingia hosi kwa theatre Kitengela."
EvaineMbeyu:
"Watoto wa siku hizi hata hawahurumii wazazi wao, yani unaenda mahali hata hujui kabisa kuna shida."
MELINYOLLAIRZE-i8z1w:
"Poleni Wakenya, ombeni sana. Hiyo si kawaida kwa maisha ya wanadamu."
Pukina3367:
"Kenyans, make sure you vote out this government! All tribes should vote them out. They might try to resist removal, but that will only lead to their doom. At that point, Kenyans will have no option but forceful removal. No rigging or force will keep them in power."
steveogembo9777:
"Sometimes we blame police officers, but I saw how boys were throwing stones at officers who weren’t even reacting... For those who weren’t involved in the demos, sorry for your loss."
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Kangemi man shot dead during Saba Saba demos
In another story, a woman from Kangemi, Nairobi county, was in tears after losing her son during the protests.
Elvis Musavi was shot dead during the Saba Saba maandamano while returning home from work.
His mother recounted their last conversation before receiving a distressing call concerning her son’s death.
Proofreading by Mercy Nyambura, copy editor at TUKO.co.ke.
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