Wallace Gichere

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Wallace Gichere (1955?-April 26, 2008) was a Kenyan photojournalist and social activist.

In 1991, Gichere was thrown by police out a three-story window in his house in Buru Buru, Nairobi, during a crackdown on the Kanu regime, and of which left Gichere paralysed for life.[1] He was confined to his wheelchair and had no way of earning an income, so he fought for compensation from the Kenyan government for almost a decade, including staging a hunger strike at the Attorney-General's Chambers for several days and nights; however, no Government official heeded to his plight.[1]

Gichere died on April 26, 2008 at the Kenyatta National Hospital, where he had be admitted for 2 weeks.[1]

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b c Wachira, Patrick. "Veteran photojournalist Wallace Gichere is dead", East Standard, 2008-04-27. Retrieved on 2008-05-01.