The “Sunday Nation”, Kenya’s leading English-language newspaper, reported on 13 October 1996 that jailed ex-army Captain G.G Njuguna Ngengi had been admitted to Nairobi Hospital suffering from heart-related ailments. His lawyer, Paul Muite, said Ngengi – – who is serving a four-year jail term along with writer Koigi wa Wamwere and Charles Kuria wa Wamwere […]
The “Sunday Nation”, Kenya’s leading English-language newspaper,
reported on 13 October 1996 that jailed ex-army Captain G.G
Njuguna Ngengi had been admitted to Nairobi Hospital suffering
from heart-related ailments. His lawyer, Paul Muite, said Ngengi –
– who is serving a four-year jail term along with writer Koigi wa
Wamwere and Charles Kuria wa Wamwere on charges of raiding the
Bahati Police Station three years ago — has had a heart
operation. He is being guarded by armed security men and has been
hospitalised for the past week. He is not being allowed to see
visitors
**Updates IFEX alerts of 9, 8 October, 19 and 5 September,
26 July, 14 February 1996, and others**
Background Information
Wa Wamwere, his younger brother, Charles Kuria Wamwere, and Ngengi
were found guilty in 1995 of raiding the Bahati Police Station in
1992. They were each sentenced to four years in prison and six
strokes of the cane (see IFEX alerts).
