The Late Comrade Njoroge Wanguthi , a Son of Mau Mau and freedom fighter for second liberation wasa a embodiment of democratic struggles in
Kenya in the last three decade He was a Cultural and political Pillar of Release Political Prisoner(RPP) a grassroots political organization that was established by Mwakenya revolutionary activist and Mothers of Political prisoners in Freedom corner to demand for the release of Political Prisoners who were being detained by Moi Dictatorship in early 1980s and 1990.
The late Comrade Njoroge Wanguthi who died on June 6 2013 at Kenyatta National Hospital while struggling with multiple stroke, that accumulated for many years due to torture in Nyayo house and subsequent imprisonment in Kamiti Prison for 7 years from 1986 to 1990 where he was released due to Pressure of Multi-party democracy movement and the Mothers who organized protest and hunger strike at freedom corner a struggle to bring a democratic state in
Kenya for decades , that embodied comrade Njoroge Wanguthi life in struggle.
After being released from Kamiti Njoroge Wanguthi joined release Political Prisoners Committee Where with his comrades the Late Karimi Nduthu Tirop arp Kitur and other comrades worked hard to transform the the movement to a formidable grassroots movement that was anchored on Mau Mau revolutionary heritage which today the political ideological finger prints of RPP and other grassroots social movement in Kenya.
Councllor Wanguthi as we Called him was also elected representative of the people of Nyathuna Ward from 1992-1997 with FORD-KENYA party in the first Kenya Multi-Party election in 1992...Njoroge Wanguthi his courage and Patriotism to join a party that was Lead by Jaramogi Odinga the father of Democratic struggle in Kenya at that time was hallmark of values of Patriotism and nationalist ideal in a country where ethnic political mobilization was used to acquire political power in Central Province.
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| RPP members and the late .Njoroge Wanguthi second from Right at Bildad Kaggia Mausoleum in 2009, holding Bolvia indigenous social movement flag Wipila a |
Comrade Njoroge Wanguthi was frequent visitor to Jeevanjee Gardens the political base
of Bunge La Mwananchi,(Peoples Parliament) to ground intellectual debates and advance political education at the Park to help nature new cadres for grassroots
movements to continue with the struggle for Democratic change in Kenya, We Also visited together the Mouselum
of other freedom fighters as Bildad Kaggia in 2009 in Karatina, under his leadership and Mau Mau War Veterans in Kenol Branch in Muranga.
If there is comrade who never gives apology of his
resistance to Imperialism and corrupt system was Njoroge Wanguthi.
(Njoroge Wanguthi from right, Myself and Mau Mau War Veterans and Kimani )
Njoroge wanguthi …lived humble life his life and suffering..is
truly redemptive his death is seeds of revolutionary heritage to the future
generation. His life has been cut short by that suffering.
On Saturday 15June 12, 2013 comrades and friends
will gather at
Wanguthi funeral at Gathiga village in Kikuyu Constituency, not to mourn but to cerebrate the life in struggle of comrade Njoroge Wanguthi and continue with the struggle as Comrade inspired under RPP and
sing revolutionary songs of Mambo ni Yale Yale Ya ukoloni......
Aluta Continua.
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| Comrade Mwadawiro with Mau Mau war Veterans During our visit in 2009. |
Tribute by Gacheke Gachihi
RPP and Bunge La Mwananchi member.
11/06/2013.
