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| Lillian Waringa during an interview with the Nation on January 16, 2020, following the death of her brother Stephen Machurusi, amid protests over the poor state of Kasarani-Mwiki road. |
His dream of becoming an electrical engineer was cut short by a bullet that lodged in his chest on Wednesday morning.
The bullet struck him as he walked to work in the midst of the weeklong demonstrations against the poor state of the Mwiki-Kasarani road in Nairobi.
The incident marks the latest case of police brutality in the country, coming a day after Human Rights Watch released a report showing that there is an increase in human rights violations by security forces in the country.
Kasarani Sub-County Police Commander Muthuri Mwongera confirmed that one death was reported and five officers were injured.
“Three are admitted in critical condition while two were discharged. A postmortem will reveal the cause of the teenager’s death,” said Mr Mwongera.
Seventeen-year-old Stephen Machurusi paid the ultimate price in the protests.
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