27-year old Kevin Luvega was presumed dead after being shot by a police officer along Moi Avenue on Tuesday July 16.
CCTV footage that made rounds on social media showed Kevin, along with other protestors escaping the police but he did not manage to take cover as he was hit and fell to the ground.
Soon afterwards a crowd surrounded him and rushed him to a nearby health facility, before he was transferred to the Kenyatta National Hospital.
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It however took as long as three hours before he could receive any medical attention.
“There was a police that I had not seen and he lobbed teargas at me and I fell to the ground unconscious. One of my sides was split, I was confused. There are people who came and carried me,” he said in an interview.
“There were so many people so I couldn’t be attended to quickly. But there a woman who helped us, I think she is among the management because I was bleeding profusely. I was taken to a bed and told wait, I was just lying and wasn’t feeling myself, my feet were also cold,I never knew that I would survive,” he went on.
His wife admits that she was in shock after receiving news about her husband. She however notes that KNH did not provide them with any medication, advising them to buy prescribed medication elsewhere.
Meanwhile, as Kenyans vow to continue with protests, Acting Inspector General of Police Douglas Kanja has banned protests in Nairobi CBD until further notice to ensure public safety.
“In keeping with our Constitutional role and in the interest of national security, we wish to inform the public that we have credible intelligence that organized criminal groups are planning to take advantage of the ongoing pretests to execute their attacks including looting,” Kanja said.
“Acting on this information and in accordance with international security standards for public assemblies, which require a designated leader to coordinate, collaborate and cooperate with police for peaceful demonstrations, the lack of designated leadership in previous demonstrations has made it difficult to enforce safety protocols.”