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=== Incident & Death === | === Incident & Death === | ||
Braxton was abducted by unknown assailants on the night of **2 July 2024**, reportedly accused of being brought from Nairobi to protest in Kisii. His body was found on **5 July** in the Nyahera area near the Kisii–Homa Bay border, showing signs of strangulation (circular neck bruise), head and neck cuts, shoulder injuries, and evidence of blood loss. According to the post-mortem, his death resulted from strangulation. His family asserts he was not involved in the protests and had been residing in Kisii for months. | Braxton was abducted by unknown assailants on the night of **2 July 2024**, reportedly accused of being brought from Nairobi to protest in Kisii. His body was found on **5 July** in the Nyahera area near the Kisii–Homa Bay border, showing signs of strangulation (circular neck bruise), head and neck cuts, shoulder injuries, and evidence of blood loss. According to the post-mortem, his death resulted from strangulation. His family asserts he was not involved in the protests and had been residing in Kisii for months. | ||
*Grieving mother seeks justice for son abducted, murdered 'over protest claims' |url=https://nation.africa/kenya/counties/kisii/who-killed-my-son-braxton-kisii-widow-asks--4686932 |website=Daily Nation |date=11 July 2024 | |||
=== Public Documentation === | === Public Documentation === | ||
Braxton’s name also appears on a petition circulated on Change.org (#57), which initially stated he had been shot in the head during a protest on 27 June 2024—a claim later contradicted by his family’s testimony and medical findings. | Braxton’s name also appears on a petition circulated on Change.org (#57), which initially stated he had been shot in the head during a protest on 27 June 2024—a claim later contradicted by his family’s testimony and medical findings. | ||
*Braxton Omae Mogesi: Murdered after being shot on the head by Police… |url=https://www.change.org/p/icc-must-investigate-charge-president-william-ruto-for-crimes-against-humanity-in-kenya |website=Change.org petition |date=July 2024 | |||
== References == | == References == | ||
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Revision as of 12:12, 22 July 2025
Braxton Omae Mogesi was a 23-year-old man from Kisii County whose body was discovered in late June 2024 during the nationwide upheaval linked to the Finance Bill protests.
Incident & Death
Braxton was abducted by unknown assailants on the night of **2 July 2024**, reportedly accused of being brought from Nairobi to protest in Kisii. His body was found on **5 July** in the Nyahera area near the Kisii–Homa Bay border, showing signs of strangulation (circular neck bruise), head and neck cuts, shoulder injuries, and evidence of blood loss. According to the post-mortem, his death resulted from strangulation. His family asserts he was not involved in the protests and had been residing in Kisii for months.
- Grieving mother seeks justice for son abducted, murdered 'over protest claims' |url=https://nation.africa/kenya/counties/kisii/who-killed-my-son-braxton-kisii-widow-asks--4686932 |website=Daily Nation |date=11 July 2024
Public Documentation
Braxton’s name also appears on a petition circulated on Change.org (#57), which initially stated he had been shot in the head during a protest on 27 June 2024—a claim later contradicted by his family’s testimony and medical findings.
- Braxton Omae Mogesi: Murdered after being shot on the head by Police… |url=https://www.change.org/p/icc-must-investigate-charge-president-william-ruto-for-crimes-against-humanity-in-kenya |website=Change.org petition |date=July 2024