Koigi wa Wamwere is a 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...

n politician, human rights activist, journalist and writer. Koigi became famous for opposing both the Jomo Kenyatta

Jomo Kenyatta

Jomo Kenyattapron.] served as the first Prime Minister and President of Kenya. He is considered the founding father of the Kenyan nation....

 and Daniel arap Moi

Daniel arap Moi

Daniel Toroitich arap Moi was the President of Kenya from 1978 until 2002.Daniel arap Moi is popularly known to Kenyans as 'Nyayo', a Swahili word for 'footsteps'...

 regimes, both of which sent him to detention.
Koigi's father, Wamwere, hailed from Kiambu District

Kiambu District

Kiambu District is an administrative district in the Central Province of Kenya. Its capital town is Kiambu. The district is adjacent to the northern border of Nairobi and has a population of 744,010....

. However in 1915, the British colonial government declared that all land in Kenya belong to the settlers. As a result several Kikuyu people had their land taken away.