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Our child should not die in vain, family says

Francis Silah Sawe's parents Paul and Tekla Sawe speak at their Kamiywet farm in Kapseret, Uasin Gishu County on June 28, 2024. [Peter Ochieng Standard]

A village in Kapseret, Uasin Gishu County, which lost one person during Tuesday's protests in Eldoret, wants President William Ruto's administration to honour youths killed during the demonstrations by addressing demands raised by protesters.

Lamaiywet village was still coming to terms with the death of Francis Silah Sawe, a 25-year-old laboratory technician, who succumbed to gunshot injuries during the protests.

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