Four bodies identified at City mortuary-Vocal Africa
National
By
Ronald Kipruto and Lewis Nyaundi
| Jun 26, 2025
Vocal Africa Head of rapid response Frederick Odhiambo consoles Fatuma Opango an aunt to the late Ian Opango who lost his life after a gunshot injury on the head during Gen z 1st anniversary protests after addressing the press at city mortuary, Nairobi on lives lost during the Gen z 1st anniversary protests on 26th June 2025. [David Gichuru, Standard]
Four bodies, victims of the June 25 protests, have been positively identified at the city mortuary, Nairobi.
While identifying the body on Thursday, Vocal Africa Executive Director Hussein Khalid criticised the police for using live bullets on protesters.
‘’So far, four bodies at City Mortuary have been identified. All with suspected gunshot wounds,’’ Khalid said.
One of the bodies was identified as Ian Opango, who was allegedly shot in Ongata Rongai below the right eye as the bullet exited at the back of his head.
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David Mwangi was also shot outside the Embakasi girls’ gate in Mukuru, while Fred Wanyonyi was shot at Parklands.
Another, Kelvin Njau's body was picked up at Kikuyu town, with gun wound to the back of his head.
Vocal Africa has condemned the use of live bullets on protesters, calling for the disbandment of the police force.
‘’We are calling out the police, we want them to know that Kenya is not a police state, they should exercise restraint and respect lives,’’ Khalid said.
Patrick Ochieng, a human rights activist, proposes the disbanding of the entire police force, citing the continuous loss of lives.
‘’We should not be surprised if the country goes down because the police have refused to listen, because anytime they are sent for a protest, they look for blood,’’ he said.
Weighing in on the matter, Fredrick Ojiro, a Rapid Response Officer at Vocal Africa, accused the Independent Policing Oversight Authority (IPOA) of laxity, failing to bring the culprits of police brutality to book.
The rights group have raised concerns following the fatal protests on Wednesday, which left 16 dead with several nursing injuries.