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The students blocked the busy Thika Superhighway while demanding justice for the third-year JKUAT student.
Traffic along Thika Road on Friday, July 12 ground to a halt as hundreds of students from Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology (JKUAT) took to the streets protesting the death of fellow student Denzel Omondi.
As per photos seen by Viral Tea, the students blocked the busy Thika Superhighway while demanding justice for the third-year JKUAT student.
Some had marched to the Juja Police Station in Kiambu County in hot pursuit of justice regarding the death of Omondi, chanting “Justice for Denzel!” in an atmosphere that was intense and emotionally charged.
Videos online show some students being thrown out of class to join the protests as emotions ran high, with students brandished placards and banners, some bearing haunting images of Omondi.
JKUAT students protesting on July 12, 2024. /VIRAL TEA KE
The 23-year-old was among the thousands of protestors who stormed the Parliament building on Tuesday, June 25 during the anti-Finance Bill demonstrations in Nairobi. That was the last time he was seen alive.
The tragic circumstances surrounding his demise have ignited raucous demands for justice and accountability.
After sharing a video of himself within the precincts of Parliament Buildings on the day it was set alight, Omondi was reported missing on June 27 and after days of uncertainty and frantic searching by his family, his body was discovered on July 6, floating lifelessly in a deserted quarry in Juja.
An autopsy conducted after the discovery found that Omondi had drowned. However, unsettling findings raised serious questions: bruises on his head and legs suggested foul play, casting a dark cloud over the official explanation.
His family and human rights advocates firmly reject the autopsy results, insisting he was murdered. Omondi’s father, James Otieno, stated that he spoke to his son just hours before he disappeared and that Omondi was in a good mood at the time.
Investigators and the Independent Policing Oversight Authority (IPOA) are still investigating the circumstances surrounding Omondi’s death, but have not yet provided a conclusive explanation.
Investigators from the Juja Police Station have been gathering statements from family members, trying to piece together the timeline and circumstances that led to this heartbreaking loss.
In IPOA’s latest press release issued on July 12, 2024, Omondi was mentioned as one of the victims of the abductions that occurred in the heat of the Finance Bill protests, with the authority stating that it had attended the post-mortem, requested police documents, and is calling for any verifiable CCTV footage or photographs from witnesses to aid in the investigation.
Amnesty International Kenya, alongside various human rights organisations, has joined the call for a thorough investigation into the circumstances surrounding Omondi’s death, demanding a transparent process, and urging authorities to look beyond the initial findings and uncover the truth.
