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Mask hawker shot by anti-riot police suffered brain injury, KNH says

Sigilai confirmed that Kariuki underwent surgery today morning and a bullet was removed from his skull in a two-hour process led by the KNH neurosurgeon

Twenty-two-year-old Boniface Kariuki, who was shot in the head by an anti-riot police officer during Tuesday’s protest in Nairobi, has suffered brain damage.

This was revealed today by the Kenyatta National Hospital acting Chief Executive Officer William Sigilai during a media briefing on the update of the fairing on the patient and the number of casualties attended to by the hospital yesterday.

Sigilai confirmed that Kariuki underwent surgery today morning and a bullet was removed from his skull in a two-hour process led by the KNH neurosurgeon.

“The CT scan of the head confirmed that a bullet had struck the left side of his head. The patient was then prepared for emergency surgery to mitigate his condition. The patient was wheeled into the theatre where a complex and delicate surgery was conducted by a multidisciplinary team under the leadership of our neurosurgeon. The procedure lasted 2 hours. During the procedure, an object believed to be a bullet was removed,” Sigilai gave an update.

An update by the hospital further revealed that the bullet used might have been a rubber bullet, adding that the victim is under close monitoring of the KNH team.

“While his condition is critically ill, he is alive and under close round-the-clock observation by our medical team,” the acting CEO stated.

He stated that a person they believe to be the father of the victim visited the hospital earlier today, and they are waiting for him to present documents that identify his full name, as stated, they have yet to establish his exact name.

Further, the CEO revealed that they received 16 patients yesterday with injuries varying from blunt trauma and gunshots.

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Sigilai stated that the patients’ injuries varied from blunt force trauma to gunshot wounds.

Nine of the sixteen patients taken to the hospital were attended to and discharged yesterday as seven were admitted.

Two of the patients underwent surgeries today morning, as six others were scheduled for the same during the day.

“The injuries were described as ranging from gunshot wounds to blunt trauma. Of the sixteen patients who received treatment, seven were admitted to the wards for further management as nine were treated and discharged as of today morning. Two had undergone surgery, and four more have been on the theatre list,” Sigilai said.

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