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Boniface Kariuki on life support after successful surgery, KNH surgeons say

When police officers Masinde Barasa and Duncan Kiprono assaulted hawker Boniface Kariuki in Nairobi's CBD. [Screen Grab]

Boniface Kariuki, a trader who was shot by police during clashes with protesters on Tuesday, is on life support, surgeons who operated on him have said.

Violent clashes erupted in Nairobi on Tuesday after protesters demanding an end to police brutality were attacked by a large gang of motorbike-riding "goons" and police officers.

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