Nyeri man killed for stealing bananas was mentally ill, family says
A casket containing the remains of Gerald Wambugu during his funeral at Kiawathanji village in Tetu constituency on October 22, 2022. He died after being lynched by a mob for stealing a hand of bananas on October 15 in Ruring'u, Nyeri County.
The family of a man lynched by a mob for stealing bananas in Nyeri says he was mentally ill and the killing was unjustified. Gerald Wambugu, 36, was beaten by a crowd in Chorong’i location in Ruring’u on October 15 for stealing a hand of bananas from a private compound.
He succumbed to his injuries the same day at Nyeri Provincial General Hospital. He was buried last Saturday at his home in Kiawathanji village, Tetu.
