The death toll in Kisumu following Wednesday’s anti-government protests has risen to two after a victim succumbed to gunshot injuries at the Jaramogi Oginga Odinga Teaching and Referral Hospital (JOOTRH).
David Ouma, 32, was shot in the abdomen by police in Ahero and was rushed to JOOTRH on Wednesday evening.
According to the hospital management, Ouma died in the theatre while being prepared for an operation.
In the meantime, four more victims of police shooting were brought to the facility last night for treatment.
Amos Odhiambo, 37, was shot in his lower abdomen in the Car wash area near Kondele. Peter Ayub, 24, was shot in the left arm in Manyatta.
A 19-year-old teenager identified as Daniel Ouma was shot in the mouth at Nyamasaria and is also admitted while one Victor Oreme, 26, who was shot in the back is also recuperating at the facility.
Kisumu County has now recorded a total of 13 victims of police shootings out of which two have died.
