Tears as 12-year-old Bridget Njoki is laid to rest

Emotions ran high as the body of Bridget Njoki was wheeled into Ndumberi Catholic church for mass. [George Njunge, Standard]

Emotions ran high in Kirigu-ini village, Ndumberi, Kiambu County during the burial of Bridget Njoki, a 12-year-old girl who died after a stray bullet fired by police during the Saba Saba demonstrations struck her as she watched TV in her family’s home.

The tense mood was evident from the early morning hours as hundreds of mourners gathered at Our Lady of Fatima Catholic Church in Ndumberi for the funeral service.