The family of Mike Brian Kasaine is grappling with immense grief after their son was allegedly shot and killed during a violent clash between Narok anti-riot police and defiant Gen Z youth on Wednesday.
According to the family, the determined youth had managed to overpower the police, pushing them back towards the Narok police gate. It was there that Mike met his tragic fate while standing alongside his friends in the confrontation.
Mary Nyanchoka, Mike’s mother, is heartbroken as she recounts the day her son’s life was cut short. She described a day that started normally, only to end in a nightmare. Despite visiting both the hospital and the police station multiple times, she received no information about her son’s whereabouts or his fate.
“When darkness fell, at around 7 pm, my son did not come home…We went to the hospital to look for him but hatukumpata. We went to the police but officers said nobody had been arrested. Yesterday niliamkia tena 6 am Kwenda hosi I did not find him and also at the police station,” she lamented. “Now I just want to know who shot and killed my son and what he did to deserve such.”
Mike’s brother, Kelvin Mzee, shared that Mike had achieved a B+ in his KCSE exams last year from St. Peter’s Nyakemincha Secondary School in Nyamira and was set to join Jaramogi Oginga Odinga University. Kelvin expressed his devastation at the loss of his brother, whose bright future was abruptly taken away.
“He completed his KCSE exams last year and was supposed to join university this year. He left home at around 4 pm…si ati siku yake ilikua imefika lakini, how come the officers who are supposed to protect us are at the frontline in killing us? We want justice to be done,” He said.
Joscar Rioki, Mike’s aunt, was overcome with emotion as she repeatedly called for justice.
“I am bitter for my nephew…I want the government to look at us..May God protect us cause I dontb know what to say at this point,” said Rioki.
At least two people are feared dead from Wednesday’s clashes, intensifying the call for answers and accountability from the authorities.