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== 🚨 | == 🚨 Shot and Amputated During Saba Saba Protests 2025 == | ||
[[File:Mugendiimage1.jpeg|thumb|Jacinta Nekesa with her husband Geoffrey Mugendi at Kiambu Level 5 Hospital on July 10, 2025. Geoffrey Mugendi was injured by a bullet during the Saba Saba protest, which resulted in the amputation of his leg, https://nation.africa/kenya/counties/kiambu/carpenter-s-leg-amputated-after-saba-saba-shooting-5113708#story]] | [[File:Mugendiimage1.jpeg|thumb|Jacinta Nekesa with her husband Geoffrey Mugendi at Kiambu Level 5 Hospital on July 10, 2025. Geoffrey Mugendi was injured by a bullet during the Saba Saba protest, which resulted in the amputation of his leg, https://nation.africa/kenya/counties/kiambu/carpenter-s-leg-amputated-after-saba-saba-shooting-5113708#story]] | ||
Revision as of 19:40, 19 July 2025
🚨 Shot and Amputated During Saba Saba Protests 2025
Name: Geoffrey Mugendi Age: 40 Occupation: Roofer (Kiambu County) Incident Date: 7 July 2025 (Saba Saba Protests) Location: Thindigua, Kiambu Injury: Shot by police; leg amputated Status: Permanently disabled
🧍 Background
Geoffrey Mugendi, a 40-year-old father of two and professional roofer, was shot by police during the 2025 Saba Saba Protests while seeking safety in Kiambu. Though he was not actively protesting, he was struck by a bullet allegedly fired by a police officer dispersing demonstrators.
💔 Eyewitness Account
According to his friend Melkizedik Mchasia:
“Kidogo kidogo nilianza kuskia risasi, askari alitoka akanishoot… lakini ikapiga rafiki yangu Geoffrey.” (“Little by little I began to hear gunshots, a police officer came and shot me… but it hit my friend Geoffrey.”)
The gunshot caused critical damage, and Geoffrey’s leg was amputated at Kenyatta National Hospital.
👪 Family Impact
His wife, speaking to local media, described the devastating aftermath:
“Mume wangu amerudi kuwa kama mtoto… Hawezi tusaidia tena.” (“My husband has returned to being like a child… He can't support us anymore.”)
The family condemned remarks by national leaders, including the President, that encouraged shooting protestors in the leg.
⚖️ Legal and Constitutional Violations
The shooting and subsequent amputation raise serious legal and constitutional questions:
- Article 26 – Right to life
- Article 28 – Right to dignity
- Article 29(f) – Freedom from cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment
- Article 244(c–d) – National Police Service must uphold human rights
- National Police Service Act – Use of force must be: necessary, proportionate, justifiable, and a last resort
🔗 Related Statements
Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen made a controversial statement days earlier:
“Na tumeambia polisi mtu yeyote atakaribia police station piga yeye risasi.” (“And we have told the police: anyone who approaches a police station—shoot them.”)
Such statements have been widely condemned by human rights organizations and legal professionals.
🎥 Multimedia
- Video Report – Geoffrey Mugendi's Story (YouTube)
- K24 Article: Man's leg amputated after Saba Saba shooting