Overview

• Twenty-two-year-old hawker Boniface Kariuki was shot in the head by a police officer on June 17 and is now in intensive care at Kenyatta National Hospital.
• The officer involved in the shooting was arrested, and activists including Kariuki’s father are calling for him to face criminal charges.
• Demonstrations began after blogger Albert Ojwang died in police custody on June 8, with an independent autopsy finding his injuries were the result of assault.
• Deputy Inspector General Eliud Langat stepped aside to allow investigations and both the judiciary and the UK embassy have urged transparent probes into alleged police brutality.
• Protests have continued in Nairobi and Mombasa, leaving multiple civilians injured and putting new pressure on President William Ruto’s pledge to end extrajudicial killings.