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Counties03 July 2019 - 16:30

Former political detainee Onyango Oloo remembered

Oloo played a major role in the Mwakenya movement.

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by The Star
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Activist Cyprian Nyamwamu

Former political detainee and human rights activist Onyango Oloo was recently commemorated at the Kenya National Theatre.

Family and friends gathered together to celebrate a well-lived life. Oloo died on June 16 in Nakuru. The memorial service was held on July 2.

 
 

Oloo played a major role in the Mwakenya movement, an underground socialist movement that fought for multi-party democracy in the 1980s.

Guests who gathered to celebrate this hero included Wahu Kaara, Al Amin Kimathi and Cyprian Nyamwamu

Poet and filmmaker Ndungi Githuku performs
Former members of the Mwakenya Movement
Onyango Oloo's sister Ruth Oloo
Onyango Oloo's close friends dance
Volunteer women of the Independent Human Rights Defenders
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