Boniface Kariuki, a mask vendor in Nairobi, has been declared brain dead following a shooting by a police officer during protests on June 17, 2025.

• 3 million Ksh hospital bill accumulating for his treatment
• Kariuki's family struggles with escalating medical expenses while waiting for an official death declaration
• He was shot at point-blank range amid protests for justice for Albert Ojwang, highlighting police violence