Doctors: Kariuki suffered severe brain injury

Journalists gather news along Kenyatta avenue as protest against the killing of Albert Ojwang' while in police custody, protesters continue to demand immediate resignation of DIG Eliud Lagat from office.[Standard]

Boniface Kariuki, the 22-year-old hawker shot at close range by police officers during Tuesday’s demonstrations in Nairobi, is under round the clock observation at Kenyatta National Hospital.

On Wednesday, the hospital’s CEO William Sigilai said the patient remains on mechanical ventilation as medics keep close observation. “He was critically ill with a gunshot on the head resulting in severe brain injury and excessive bleeding,” Sigilai said.