Chief government pathologist Doctor Johansen Oduor has informed the court that the late Rex Kanyike Masai was shot from behind.

Tendering his testimony, Oduor has told the court that he performed a postmortem of the deceased on June 21, 2024, at the city mortuary in Nairobi.

Testifying virtually before Milimani Principal Magistrate Geoffrey Onsarigo on Wednesday, April 8, 2026, the government pathologist has stated that he found a gunshot wound.

Further, he has revealed that the exit of the bullet was at the front of the same left thigh.

“These are my findings upon doing the post-mortem; there was an entry gunshot wound on the back part of the left thigh, and the measurement of the entry wound was 0.5 x 0.4 centimetres,” pathologist Oduor testified.

“Your honour, the entry of the bullet was at the back, and the exit of the bullet wound was at the front,” Doctor Oduor added.

Notably, the witness noted that the mid-inguinal line is seen in the middle of the thigh, and the wound was also located 6 centimetres from the beginning of the thigh.

“I concluded what led to the death of Rex Masai was a haemorrhage wound in his left thigh,” Johansen Oduor testified.

During the cross-examination, the Directorate of Public Prosecution (DPP), led by Jalson Makori, asked Doctor Oduor to confirm if, indeed, the deceased was shot from behind as stated in his testimony.

“Please confirm to court that the bullet was shot from behind,” Makori asked the witness.

“Your honour, yes, the entry of the bullet was at the back, and the exit of the bullet wound was at the front,” pathologist Oduor confirmed to the court.

During the previous proceedings, Rex’s friend George Ndikas told the court that on June 20, 2024, they arrived in the Central Business District (CBD) at around 4:30pm, where they joined Gen Z for the anti-finance bill protests.

Ndikas told the court that at around 7 pm they were walking peacefully in town before police came and started throwing tear gas towards them, and the people at the frontline took a about-turn.

“Venye ikafika a moment wale watu wa mbele wakaanza kutolewa mbio na police, wakaanza kukimbizwa. Police walikua wanatumia teargas. Sisi ambao tulikuwa watu wa mwisho, watu wakapiga about-turn, ikawa sisi tumekuwa wa kwanza on the other side yenye haikukuwa na makarao,” Ndikas told the court.

The court heard that after the about-turn while at the ABSA bank, the protesters heard three gunshots.

“Venye tuli turn tulipita ABSA bank na hatukua tunaaribu mali ndo tukaanza kuskia gunshots three times zikifuatana,” Ndikas told the court.