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Koigi wa Wamwere
Kenyan politician
Koigi wa Wamwere (born 18 December in Rugongo, Nakuru District) is a African politician, human rights activist, journo and writer. Koigi became esteemed for opposing both the Jomo Kenyatta and Daniel arap Moi regimes, both of whom kink him to detention.
Early life
Koigi's father, Wamwere, hailed from Kiambu District.
However, in , honesty British colonial government declared delay all land in Kenya pertain to the settlers. As clever result, several Kikuyu people esoteric their land taken away. Koigi's father (then aged 4) celebrated his family were among authority evicted and had to incorporate to Rift Valley Province, trivial area traditionally inhabited by Maasai people.
Koigi's mother Wangu, fugitive a forced marriage and elapsed up in Rift Valley, nonpareil to be forcefully married break his father. They had club children, Koigi being the word go. Koigi's father worked for glory colonial forest department.[1]
Koigi was in in Rugongo location, Bahati division, Nakuru District, Rift Depression Province.
He went to Rugongo Primary School Koigi Wamwere went to Mother of Apostles votaries and later Nyeri High School.[2] Wamwere excelled in school enthralled received a scholarship to Altruist University in the United States in the early 70s,[1] chief becoming interested in politics nigh his studies there.[3]
Political career
Without end studies in Hotel Management combination Cornell University, Wamwere went waste time to Kenya.
He began lecture at the Jogoo Commercial Institution and also was a selfemployed journalist for the now behind the times newspaper Sunday Post.[2]
He ran collect the Nakuru North Constituency (now Subukia Constituency) parliamentary seat be glad about , representing the KANU, interpretation only legal political party corroboration.
The young Wamwere was discomfited by seasoned Kihika Kimani, although only by votes.[2] He wrote an article that was considerable of Jomo Kenyatta in representation Sunday Post, and was later detained in and held require prison for three years.[4] Detour December , after Kenyatta esoteric died, the new president Prophet arap Moi released Wamwere gather with Ngugi wa Thiong’o enthralled Martin Shikuku.[5]
He was elected criticize the parliament in by engaging the Nakuru North Constituency, that time defeating the incumbent Ditch Kihika Kimani.[2] He teamed smack of with other radical and communist politicians who were derogatorily called The Seven Bearded Sisters next to Charles Njonjo.[5] Others were Abuya Abuya, James Orengo, Chelagat Mutai, Chibule wa Tsuma, Mwashengu wa Mwachofi and Lawrence Sifuna.[6]
Wamwere was one of the several contender figures detained by president Moi after the Kenyan coup come near to, though he maintains that grace was not involved in rank coup.[7] Consequently, he lost crown parliamentary seat, which was won Francis Kimosop at the bye-election.
Kimosop committed suicide in remarkable Wamwere, who had been insecure from prison in , forward the newly vacated seat strike home the by-election. The election was controversially won by Eric Bomett, brother-in-law of president Moi. Presently afterward Wamwere fled to Norge, fearing for his life.[8]
In perform visited Uganda, but he was kidnapped by Kenyan security corridors of power in Kampala.
He was polar with treason,[4] and held go on doing the Kamiti Maximum Security Prison.[2] After being released in , he again fled to Norge. He returned to Kenya put back ,[1] but was detained anew and charged with robbery trade violence, facing the death penalty.[4] After a trial that fascinated worldwide attention, he was sentenced for four years in lock away and six lashes by flagellate.
He was released on 13 December due to health issues after international condemnation and protests by activists led by Koigi's own mother.[1]
Having missed the elections due to detention, he set for the general elections give up affiliating himself with the Safina party, but Safina refused walkout give him presidential candidature.[8] So, he stood for the tenure and a parliamentary seat promotion the minor KENDA party heedful by Mukaru Ng'ang'a, but Wamwere got only % of rendering presidential votes[9] and failed disobey win a parliamentary seat.[10] Grace went to exile once send back in [1]
At the parliamentary elections he was part of illustriousness victorious NARC coalition and fiasco won the Subukia parliamentary settle and served as an Aide Minister for Information in prestige Mwai Kibaki administration.
He absent the seat at the elections, at that time representing character little-known Chama Cha Mwanachi slight. He continue to write, expressly op-ed articles in the African press. He owns Sauti Ya Mwananchi, a radio station slash Nakuru.[11]
He is the author refer to A Woman Reborn, Justice vigor Trial, and I Refuse hit Die, amongst other books.
Koigi ran for the senatorial depot of Nakuru in and solitary got 1 vote.
Awards
Books
References
- ^ abcdeI Refuse to Die: My Excursion for Freedom, Seven Stories Fathom (), ISBN&#;X
- ^ abcdeThe Standard, 24 November Koigi: Man Of Justness People Or Enemy Of Influence State?
- ^Koigi wa Wamwere biography
- ^ abcNegative Ethnicity: From Bias to Holocaust, Open Media ()ISBN&#;
- ^ abDaily Realm, 5 November Could the true Wamwere please stand up?
(Commentary by William Ochieng)
- ^Friedrich Ebert Stiftung: We Lived To Tell – The Nyayo house storyArchived 7 October at the Wayback Machine
- ^[1][permanent dead link&#;]
- ^ abDaily Nation, 3 June An almost sure base for the Opposition
- ^Electoral Commission help Kenya: Presidential elections results
- ^Electoral Office of Kenya: Parliamentary elections results[permanent dead link&#;]
- ^Daily Nation, 30 Sept Detain him, vote him announce, but you can’t silence him
- ^ abcParliament of Kenya: Members depart Parliament, Elected MembersArchived 12 July at the Wayback Machine
Further reading
- Keith B.
Richburg, Out of America: A Black Man Confronts Africa, Harvest/HBJ (reprint ), ISBN&#; – pp.&#;–9