Family in grief after police shoot dead boy on New Year day

Dennis Ringa who was shot dead by a police officer on New year eve at Utange in Mombasa. He  was a grade 6 learner at Utange Primary School. Jan. 1, 2026. [Omondi Onyango,Standard]

A family in Mombasa is grieving after their 14-year-old son was shot dead by police while lighting fireworks during New Year celebrations.

Michael Charo and his wife Nancy Kwekwe Mbaga are struggling to come to terms with the loss of their son, Denis Ringa, who had sat for his Kenya Primary School Education Assessment (Kepsea) and was awaiting his results.