Kenyans have so far donated Sh29.9 million towards the medical expenses of protesters who were injured during the mass demonstrations against the Finance Bill, 2024.
The Kenya Human Rights Commission in an update on Thursday stated that 41 people have been confirmed to have died while over 350 others were injured mostly as a result of police brutality.
The commission and other human rights groups have demanded the prosecution of the officers involved.
Meanwhile, Hanifa Farsafi, the rights activist coordinating the fundraiser issued an update on how the Sh29.9 million funds are being utilised.
“The families of the bereaved will get another Sh150,000 to make it Sh300,000, the families of those who are paralysed and amputees will get Sh400,000, we will send something to Law Society of Kenya kitty funds since they have helped people pro bono,” she said on X.
She said medics who have been offering free medical services to injured protesters will also be considered.
“Sorry I forgot and yes we will have a Spence for this it is not something I’m deciding alone we can all talk and agree,” Hanifa said.
Nearly 40,000 people had made donations on M-Changa by Thursday afternoon, July 4.
In a previous post, Hanifa said the donations surpassed the Sh10 million target by far and determining how the balance will be utilised is a collective agenda.
“It’s a lot we need to agree on where the balance will go after they are all sorted. It’s a lot,” she emphasised.
“Public support from businesses, medics, lawyers, and ordinary Kenyans has been phenomenal,” a message on the M-Changa site says.
On Thursday, a sombre mood engulfed City Mortuary as families trooped the morgue to collect the remains of their loved ones.
Many of those who lost their kin are from poor backgrounds and will need financial aid to bury their dead.
“We would like to appeal to the government to foot the burial costs and also compensate families because some of the people who died were not even part of the protests,” a relative to a bereaved family said.
One of the families said their son had gone to collect luggage from a courier service provider in Nairobi CBD when he was hit by a bullet and died.
