Tony Paul’s devastated kin discovered his body lying cold at Nairobi County’s City Mortuary weeks after he was reported missing The young man lost contact with his family during the anti-government protests held in Nairobi on July 25Paul’s family members spotted bullet wounds in his head, suggesting he was felled by a live round fired during the protests
Kai Eli, a journalist at TUKO.co.ke, brings more than three years of experience covering politics and current affairs in Kenya.
A Nairobi family is devastated after learning about the death of their kin who went missing during the recent anti-government protests.
Protesters making their way into parliament in Nairobi on June 25. Tony Paul went missing on that day. Photo: Paul Karumba.
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Tony Paul went missing after the historic parliament invasion on June 25.
“My friend’s brother is still missing since Tuesday. His name is Tony Paul and has short dreadlocks. Please Help Us Find Him by sharing this as far and wide as possible,” a concerned X user posted on June 30.
Where was Tony Paul’s body found?
The search for Paul went on with his kin clinging to the hope of reuniting with him while still alive.
Weeks would pass before the family’s worst fears were confirmed.
It was on July 27 when it emerged Paul died.
His body had been booked into the City Mortuary, Nairobi.
A bullet was said to be still lodged in his head, implying he was felled by a live round during the protests.
The autopsy report was not yet out at the time of this publication.
This came weeks after another body of a missing protester was discovered in Juja, Kiambu county.
JKUAT student found dead in abandoned Juja quarry
Denzel Omondi went missing on June 27, two days after joining other young protesters who invaded the National Assembly in the heat of the anti-finance bill mass action demonstrations.
He was last spotted within the varsity’s precincts on June 26, a day before his disappearance.
His body was discovered on July 7 inside a water pool in an abandoned quarry in Juja’s Mashmoni area.
According to the autopsy report, the 23-year-old drowned, with bruises visible on the back of his head and legs.
Until his death, Denzel was a third-year student at the Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology (JKUAT) where he was undertaking a degree in quantity surveying.
He was laid to rest on July 22 at his parents’ native home in Karachuonyo, Homa Bay county.
Source: TUKO.co.ke
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