Desperate Mother Searches for Son at City Mortuary After Deadly Protests
A mother’s heart-wrenching search for her son has touched the hearts of many Kenyans, prompting widespread appeals for assistance.
In an emotional interview with Citizen TV on Wednesday, June 26, the distraught woman tearfully pleaded for information about the whereabouts of her 20-year-old son, Ernest Kanyi.
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She joined numerous other families at the City Mortuary, hoping to find her son’s body.
“Ni kijana mdogo hajafikisha miaka ishirini,” she said, describing her son as a young man who had not yet turned twenty.
The mother reminded citizens about the planned protest on Thursday, June 27, expressing her distress over the situation.
“Tena kesho kuna maandamano…,” she said tearfully, sharing her agony. “Tutawachilia tena watoto waende si pia sisi tujitokezee tukufe sote. Sijajua sasa ako wapi. Sina mengine ya kusema aki.”
She last saw Ernest with his phone when he left to join the protests, insisting on keeping it despite it running out of battery.
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“Those who were with him have told me his phone ilizima when they were leaving. He insisted on leaving with it that way. All those others are back home, but he isn’t. Simu yake iko mteja,” she explained.
Meanwhile, human rights defenders are closely monitoring the events that unfolded in Nairobi’s Githurai area on Tuesday night following the anti-tax demonstrations. Unverified videos circulating online depict what appears to be a gunfight between local residents and anti-riot police, who had been deployed to quell the violence.
