“I did not see any criminal groups or violent individuals during the anti-tax protests,” a witness testified at the inquest into Rex Maasai’s death.

Fredrick Omondi, testifying in the inquest into Rex Masai’s death, said he did not see any goons during the 2024 anti-Finance Bill protests—only police and protestors. He described both uniformed and plainclothes officers, including one in civilian clothes who he saw firing live rounds at protestors. Though not present at the scene of Rex Masai’s shooting, Omondi reported collecting spent and live cartridges nearby and asserted that the aggression came solely from the police.