Siaya man shot during protests shares painful account of his struggles: ‘Kupata Chakula ni Ngumu’

• Months after anti-government protests swept the nation, many victims are still struggling with the aftermath
• One such victim is Henry Ochieng,” a boda boda passenger from Siaya who was allegedly shot on June 25 while transporting a passenger
• His leg injury prevents him from working and supporting his family because he requires corrective surgery, which he cannot afford

June 25, 2024 will go down in the history books as the day when some Kenyan youth broke into the parliament buildings in Nairobi after the adoption of the Budget Act for 2024.

Many lost their lives and others suffered serious gunshot wounds in Nairobi and other counties.

Henry Ochieng” from Bondo, Siaya County, a former boda boda rider, still lives with the pain he suffered during anti-government demonstrations.

What happened to Henry Ochieng?

According to Ochieng, he was allegedly shot in the leg at the height of anti-government protests on June 25 while carrying a passenger on his motorcycle. NTV.

“After I was shot, I started walking until my colleagues and friends, boda boda riders, carried me to the hospital,” Henry said.

Four months later, the once active breadwinner is still suffering and unable to cope family because he can’t go back to riding his boda boda.

This is because the surgery performed to fix the femur fracture resulted in complications that now require corrective surgery for full recovery.

However, the family is unable to raise the required funds to cover the costs of treatment, which forces him to stay at home.

Henry Ochieng struggles with being shot during Gen Z protests

Because he cannot work, the father of a 3-month-old child is now forced to stay at home because his wife works physically works to support the family.

He noted that the main challenge was getting basic things like food and money for rent.

“We live in a rented apartment, but at the moment I don’t even have money to pay the landlord. I also have a wife and children, and getting food was a serious problem. I only take oatmeal and water,” he said amid tears.

Now he lives on painkillers to ease the pain and hopes that by a miracle he will be able to undergo much-needed corrective surgery.

Kisii woman shot during protests demands compensation

In a previous report by TUKO.co.ke, Gladys Kerubo, a a single mother of seven from Kisii, she became disabled after allegedly being hit by a stray bullet while police were dispersing anti-government protesters.

Kerubo, who was allegedly shot in her home, recalled how the bullet entered her left arm, passed through her chest and exited her right arm, leaving her disabled.

She appealed to the government to compensate her for her injuries so that she could provide for her school-going children as her husband left when she was injured.

Proofreading by Nyambura Guthua, journalist and editor at TUKO.co.ke

Source: TUKO.co.ke