G. G. Njuguna Ngengi
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G. G. Njuguna Ngengi was a Kenyan politician native to Molo
, Kenya
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He came into international attention in 1993 when he and an assistant, Mr. Koigi wa Wamwere
, were charged with violent robbery after they allegedly stormed the Bahati Police Station. They were sentenced to prison following a controversial trial in 1995, a move that was condemned by the European Union and Amnesty International among others. Ngengi was released in 1997.
Ngengi was a councillor in Molo before his sentence. He is also a former army captain.
His sister Josephine Nyawira Ngengi was arrested and charged in 1994 for allegedly robbing a supermarket.
. Several armed youth came in and shot Ngengi with a bow before they hacked him to death. According to Litabalia Achesa security was increased in the area following his death.
Molo, Kenya
Molo is a town in western Kenya. It is served by a branch of Kenya Railways, formerly the Uganda Railway, East African Railways Corporation until 1977. Molo hosts a town council and an administrative division in the Nakuru District of Rift Valley Province...
, Kenya
Kenya
Kenya , officially known as the Republic of Kenya, is a country in East Africa that lies on the equator, with the Indian Ocean to its south-east...
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He came into international attention in 1993 when he and an assistant, Mr. Koigi wa Wamwere
Koigi wa Wamwere
Koigi wa Wamwere is a Kenyan politician, human rights activist, journalist and writer. Koigi became famous for opposing both the Jomo Kenyatta and Daniel arap Moi regimes, both of which sent him to detention....
, were charged with violent robbery after they allegedly stormed the Bahati Police Station. They were sentenced to prison following a controversial trial in 1995, a move that was condemned by the European Union and Amnesty International among others. Ngengi was released in 1997.
Ngengi was a councillor in Molo before his sentence. He is also a former army captain.
His sister Josephine Nyawira Ngengi was arrested and charged in 1994 for allegedly robbing a supermarket.
Death
Ngengi was killed on January 2, 2008 in Kuresoi during a meeting he was addressing in a bid to broker peace between the warring local communities following the controversial 2007 Kenyan presidential electionKenyan presidential election, 2007
A presidential election was held as part of the Kenyan general election on December 27, 2007; parliamentary elections were held on the same date. Incumbent President Mwai Kibaki was declared the winner and sworn in on December 30, despite opposition leader Raila Odinga's claims of victory...
. Several armed youth came in and shot Ngengi with a bow before they hacked him to death. According to Litabalia Achesa security was increased in the area following his death.