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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Evelyne Musambi

Kenyan civilian dies after being shot at close range by police during protests

Kenya police officers Duncan Kiprono, left, and Baraza Masinde, right, accused of assaulting and shooting hawker Boniface Mwangi Kariuki during a protest, appear at the Milimani Law Courts in Nairobi - (AP)

The Kenyan man who was shot at close range by a police officer during recent protests over a blogger's death in custody has died, his family said Monday.

The family spokesperson, Emily Wanjira, said Boniface Kariuki died on Monday afternoon, a day after doctors at the national referral hospital in Nairobi declared him brain-dead.

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