Kenyans want justice for two university students gunned down by police in Nairobi

Kenyans have appealed to the government to ensure justice is done for two university students who were gunned down by police earlier this month.

A story published by Nation.co.ke created an online buzz after it revealed that the police had shot the two Egerton University students five times each and even ran over one of them using their vehicle.

The two, Felix Magomere and Dennis Nyangina Ongwae, had come to Nairobi to check on the status of their loan applications at the Higher Educations Loans Board (Helb) headquarters when they were shot by police on suspicion that they were thugs.

They were shot and killed on November 7, 2014 on Grogan Road in Nairobi.

The Nation'sonline readers expressed their condolences to the bereaved families and called for radical changes in the police force as they cried for justice for the two victims.

Jack Thomas said: “Cases of police killing innocent people [are] higher than Al-Shabab. They can’t respond to real thuggery incidents.”

Tito said: “This is depressing to say the least. Who investigated and confirmed the police claim that they were 'suspected thugs’? How in the world can the system allow arguably the most corrupt law enforcement agency to investigate its own officers? My goodness, is it really this bad?”

NO TRUST IN KENYA POLICE

Joshua said: “For the Kenya police to act this way is to show how unjust Kenya is. How can police shoot an unarmed person five times and avoid justice.

"Many Kenyans don’t trust Kenya police for they are more ruthless killers than gangsters.”

A reader going by the name True Lies said: “Why would you knock someone down with your car then proceed and shoot them 5 times? He was not fleeing, possibly incapacitated but still he’s shot? This is very sad… may the families of these kids find justice and peace…”

OneKenya reacted thus: “Unacceptable. (The) Police (officers) involved should be prosecuted. They are not above the law. How can they shoot unarmed people? The fact that they did not make attempts to contact the school or families reveals they intended to cover (it) up.”

Flintstone said: “This is too cruel. The police will keep on killing innocent people and getting away with it because our justice system is totally broken.”

And Toni had this to say: “That’s a sad story. My condolences to the families and friends of the two young men. The Police owe the families and the public at large a proper explanation of what happened. We need to see how the cops involved will be punished. IPOA, we are watching to see how you handle this.

BODIES TAKEN TO CITY MORTUARY

After they were killed, the bodies of the two students were taken to City Mortuary.

They had been booked in by police after “being shot at the Grogan area”.

The bodies were taken to the mortuary by a police vehicle, GKA462G, at 1am, six hours after the shooting.

It took the families two weeks of anxiety and sorrow to establish their fate and find their bodies.