Grief as Boniface Kariuki dies from gunshot injuries after 12 days in ICU

Boniface Kariuki's father Jonah Kariuki consoles his aunt Rosemary Njeri at Kenyatta National Hospital, Nairobi, on June 30, 2025. [Bernard Orwongo, Standard]

Boniface Mwangi Kariuki, the 22-year-old mask vendor who was shot at point-blank range by a police officer during recent anti-police brutality protests, has died.

According to his father John Kariuki, died on Monday at 3.15pm, a day after medics at Kenyatta National Hospital (KNH) had declared him brain dead on Sunday and were waiting for the doctors to declare his death.