Bullet fragment still lodged in Boniface Kariuki's brain

Parents of Boniface Kariuki, the hawker who was shot by police in Nairobi during demonstrations. [David Gichuru,Standard]

For two weeks now, Boniface Kariuki, the hawker who was shot in the head at close range by a police officer in Nairobi, has been lying in critical condition at Kenyatta National Hospital.

Kariuki, 22, was rushed to the facility on June 17 after being shot along Tom Mboya Street during a demonstration calling for the resignation of Deputy Inspector General Eliud Lagat.