Rex Masai’s mother speaks after fatal shooting of her son

By Editor On Jun 21, 2024

By Antynet Ford

The mother of Rex Masai, who tragically lost his life during the anti-Finance Bill demonstrations in Nairobi, has revealed that she received the devastating news of her son’s shooting from his companions.

Addressing the gathered crowd at the City Mortuary on Friday, Jillian Munyau said the call came in at around 7 pm on Thursday but by the time she got to town from Nyama Villa, he was already dead.

Rex was swiftly transported to a medical facility in the Central Business District, where he was declared deceased upon arrival.

“I was called yesterday at around 7 pm and was told he had been shot on the left thigh and they took him to the nearest clinic at Archives it was called Bliss… When I got to town, he was dead.” she explained.

She narrated that a friend of Rex called using his phone to inform her of the unfortunate incident.

Munyao said the two and other friends had agreed to meet at Afya Centre, in case of anything.

Rex’s mother added that the son was shot as he ran for safety, from a teargas canister that had been thrown towards protesting youths in Nairobi CBD.

“The friend called me using his phone. He told me when they left work, they were going somewhere in town and they had agreed to meet at Afya Centre, in case of anything.

“While they were standing somewhere around Archives, a teargas canister was thrown, he got shot in the direction he ran to for safety. His friends ran away because they were saving their lives,” Munyau said.

She mentioned that following the departure of the police, one of the officers came back and discovered him in a state of bleeding.

The mother recounted that the acquaintance enlisted the help of a passerby to aid in transporting Rex to the hospital.

Munyua asserted that their attempts to appeal to the police for assistance in securing an ambulance or transporting him to the hospital were disregarded.

Rex held the position of the eldest sibling.

Rex was the firstborn.