The family of Boniface Kariuki, the hawker who was shot in the head by a rogue officer during anti-police brutality protests in Nairobi confirmed that he is brain dead.
Speaking to the press on Sunday, family spokesperson Emily Wanjira said that medics at the Kenyatta National Hospital confirmed that Mwangi’s organs are still functioning but his brain is dead.
“Mwangi is confirmed brain dead. We know what it means. We are just waiting for the doctor to tell us he is no more,” she said.
Kariuki has undergone three surgeries at Kenyatta National Hospital to remove the bullet lodged in his head and has been recuperating at the Intensive Care Unit where he is receiving round-the-clock supervision.
“We were called to come here at midnight. When we got here, they told us that he is now braindead but there is still a pulse.
They cannot turn off the life support machine because of legal issues,” she said.
While calling for financial support from Kenyans of goodwill, Wanjira has also disclosed that the hospital bill is now over Sh3 million.
This comes a few hours after the family said bullet fragments are still lodged in his brain.
For two weeks now, Kariuki, who was hawking masks before he was shot, has been lying in critical condition at Kenyatta National Hospital.
The family saif the hospital bill has already climbed to over Sh3 million
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