Embakasi East MP Babu Owino has asked Kenyans to stand with the family of Rex Kanyike Maasai, who was reportedly killed during protests on Thursday evening.
Rex was reportedly shot and killed at about 7 pm along Moi Avenue in Nairobi during protests against the Finance Bill, 2024.
Speaking when he joined the family of Maasai at the City Mortuary ahead of the post-mortem, the MP said he was pained to see parents in anguish following the tragedy.
“To die at the prime of one’s life, fighting for a future that has been brutally snatched away by the oppressor, is a terrible price to pay,” he said on X.
“We will make sure your sacrifice is not in vain friend. Go well and pass our regards to our founding fathers, let them know the struggle lives on.”
The MP also gave a contribution of Sh200,000 to assist in funeral arrangements.
“I call upon Kenyans to stand with the family of this fallen hero at this difficult time through their paybill and give whatever little they can,” he added.
At least one person was shot and killed during the anti-Finance Bill protest in Nairobi.
Police said they are investigating the circumstances under which Rex,29, was shot and killed.
An aerial video captured the moment the victim was shot.
A group of protesters had been pushed by police from parts of Kenyatta Avenue, City Hall Way and other places they had gathered to air their opposition to the Bill when they gathered outside Moi Avenue.
They started to dance to music that came from a club at the site.
Witnesses claimed it was then that a cop in a cap and plain clothes emerged and started to shoot at the group while dispersing them.
Rex was hit in the leg and fell on the road crying for help.
Other protesters stopped for help and rushed him to Bliss Hospital Moi Avenue where he was pronounced dead while being attended to.
