A mother to Gen Z Protester Rex Masai who was shot dead by a police officer on Thursday has finally broken her silence and explained how Rex found himself in town for the protests.
Speaking to the press, Gillian Munyao, revealed that the 29-year-old was from work and was in the company of his friend and was not in town for the protests as reported.
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According to the mother, the duo was in town to run some errands. She revealed that the son was standing near Nairobi Archives when a teargas canister was thrown near the area.
Realising that there was a canister and with the effects of the gas on them, they decided to flee the area to safety. However, in the process of leaving the scene, a police officer aimed a gun towards his direction and shot him dead.
“The friend says that they were standing near archives and a teargas canister was launched in their direction. However, when they were running he was shot.”
Upon realising that Rex had been shot and was on the ground, the friend went back to check on him only to find him on a pool of blood and started shouting for help.
“When the police left, the friend went to check on him. They even called the police to help them when the officer stated that they should leave him to die there.”
The mother claims she received the information that Rex had been shot around 7PM. She immediately left to town and confirmed that indeed Rex had been shot and died.
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“I was called around 7 pm in the evening and I was informed that he had been shot in the left leg and that he was taken to a clinic near Archives. When I arrived in Town, I was told that he was no more.”