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Lydia Wambui with her son Joseph Njuguna at their home in Free Area, Nakuru County, May 24, 2026. [Daniel Chege, Standard]
A mother of a 13-year-old boy who was shot by police during nationwide protests over fuel prices in Free Area, Nakuru County, has spoken publicly for the first time, a week after her son narrowly survived the incident.
Lydia Wambui recalled the terrifying moment she thought she had lost her son, Joseph Njuguna, a Grade Seven pupil at Madaraka Primary School.
What began as a normal school day on May 18 turned tragic after protests erupted in the area.
