Tributes pour in as multitudes attend burial of anti-Finance Bill protestor Eric Shieni

• Eric Shieni was shot and killed near Parliament during the Finance Bill protests on June 18, 2024.
• Mourners paid their respects at Shieni's funeral, recognizing him as a hero who sacrificed his life for a cause he believed in.
• Shieni was a brilliant finance student with dreams of serving as Treasury Cabinet Secretary.

Emotions ran high as mourners gathered to bid a final farewell to Eric Kayioni Shieni, one of the protestors who was tragically shot during the Finance Bill protests.

The family of the late Shieni held a burial ceremony for the brilliant finance student in his hometown.

A bright future cut short

Eric Kayioni Shieni, 27, was a finance student at the University of Nairobi, set to graduate in September 2024.

READ: List of Kenyans who lost their lives in the Finance Bill protests

Shieni had completed his CPA studies, becoming a fully qualified accountant. According to his brother, his ambition was to one day serve as the Treasury Cabinet Secretary in Kenya, vowing to close all corruption loopholes and create a better future for his country.

However, his dreams were abruptly ended when a sniper's bullet took his life near Parliament during the protests on Tuesday, June 18, 2024.

A postmortem examination revealed that Shieni had been killed by a single shot to the head, which ruptured his brain.