John Kairia: Police shot, left me for dead

John Kairia who was shot unlawfully by police officers five times and shattered his left leg and right hand while he was a form three student aged 17 years in 2007. (PHOTO: KIBATA KIHU/ STANDARD.)

It was on the evening of March 2, 2007 and I was studying in my room at my parent’s home in Kiamwangi village, Nyeri County, when my mother decided to send me to a nearby shop.

After I ran the errand, I ventured back home and decided to first go to a stream behind our house to wash my hands. Little did I know that I was placing myself at the centre of a firing ring courtesy of officers from the flying squad and Karatina Police Station.