A mother watched her 12-year-old daughter die from a gunshot wound during evening TV time. Lucy Ngugi heard a loud bang around 6:20 PM and saw blood running down her child's hand. She thought Bridgit Njoki had suffered a simple cut until the girl collapsed on the floor. The mother discovered a massive head wound that was bleeding heavily. She screamed for help as her husband Leonard Wainaina rushed inside from feeding chickens.
The family lives two kilometers away from the main road where Saba Saba protests were happening. A stray bullet somehow traveled the distance and struck the innocent child through their home. Emergency workers rushed Njoki to a nearby medical center but could not save her life. Doctors pronounced her dead during attempts to bring her back. Crime scene investigators arrived Tuesday morning to examine the house and collect evidence.
The grieving mother demands justice for her daughter but knows it cannot bring the child back. Wainaina says his family became victims of violence between police and young protesters. The parents had nothing to do with the demonstrations that cost their daughter her life. No government leaders have visited the family or offered condolences. The couple struggles with losing their child to a conflict they never joined.
The family lives two kilometers away from the main road where Saba Saba protests were happening. A stray bullet somehow traveled the distance and struck the innocent child through their home. Emergency workers rushed Njoki to a nearby medical center but could not save her life. Doctors pronounced her dead during attempts to bring her back. Crime scene investigators arrived Tuesday morning to examine the house and collect evidence.
The grieving mother demands justice for her daughter but knows it cannot bring the child back. Wainaina says his family became victims of violence between police and young protesters. The parents had nothing to do with the demonstrations that cost their daughter her life. No government leaders have visited the family or offered condolences. The couple struggles with losing their child to a conflict they never joined.
