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Police Constable Klinzy Barasa volition look charges with the execution of Boniface Kariuki, the disguise hawker who was changeable during the #JusticeforAlbertOjwang protests successful Nairobi connected June 18.
The Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (ODPP) approved the execution charges connected Thursday. Kariuki died portion undergoing attraction astatine Kenyatta National Hospital.
Barasa is accused of shooting Kariuki astatine adjacent scope during a crackdown connected protesters. A viral video captured Barasa, successful afloat uniform, hitting the hawker. The trigger-happy Barasa fired a changeable to Boniface Kariuki’s caput arsenic helium was facing and walking distant from Barasa.
Boniface Kariuki, 24, fell to the crushed bleeding, inactive clutching his container of masks.
The video caused nationalist outrage and sparked calls for justice.
During the incident, Barasa was accompanied by different officer, Police Constable Duncan Kiprono.
However, investigations cleared Kiprono of wrongdoing. He was seen successful the video trying to restrain himself and did not instrumentality portion successful the attack.
Was Boniface Kariuki Armed?
Kariuki, the disguise vendor, was unarmed. Witnesses said helium was not threatening the officers erstwhile the shooting happened.
Onlookers rushed him to Kenyatta National Hospital, wherever helium underwent country twice. At first, doctors declared him encephalon dead, and helium aboriginal died from his injuries.
Barasa is expected to look successful tribunal to look the execution charges. Human rights groups person welcomed the determination and are calling for a speedy and transparent trial.
The lawsuit has added to increasing interest implicit the usage of excessive unit by constabulary during protests successful Kenya.
Especially aft Interior CS Kipchumba Murkomen urged constabulary to sprout protesters to kill, claiming it was for their ain safety. Meanwhile, President Ruto issued a directive that constabulary should sprout protesters successful the legs oregon feet to disable, not kill, them, truthful they wouldn’t bleed retired and could beryllium arrested.
Who gives specified orders?
By Vivian K.
The station BONIFACE KARIUKI: POLICE OFFICER KLINZY BARASA FACES MURDER TRIAL appeared archetypal connected BNN.
