Family of Kenyan man shot at close range by police demands accountability

The family of a Kenyan civilian who was shot by police during the latest protests over the alleged killing of a blogger in police custody on Wednesday demanded accountability for the violence.

The 22-year-old Boniface Kariuki, a hawker like his father, was holding a packet of face masks and is believed to have been caught up in a confrontation with two officers in Nairobi as hundreds of protesters clashed with police. One officer, who…