Koigi wa Wamwere
1949
- Nationality
- Kenya
- Occupation
- politician
Koigi wa Wamwere (born 18 December 1949) is a Kenyan politician and human rights activist who served as a Member of the National Assembly for Subukia Constituency from 1979 to 1982 and from 2002 to 2007.
Incarceration history
Facilities
- Kamiti Maximum Security PrisonDates unknown
Biography
Koigi wa Wamwere (born 18 December 1949) is a Kenyan politician and human rights activist who served as a Member of the National Assembly for Subukia Constituency from 1979 to 1982 and from 2002 to 2007. Koigi became famous for opposing both the Jomo Kenyatta and Daniel arap Moi regimes, both of whom sent him to detention.
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