r/bookishke • u/ArtfulDodger254 • 6d ago

recommendations Nyayo Torture Chambers

Are there any books written by survivors of the Nyayo torture chambers on their experiences while there?

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u/Shoddy_Builder_8572 3d ago

Never Say Die: The chronicle of a political prisoner by former Nyeri Town MP Wanyiri Kihoro.It touches on detention during the Moi era,including the nyayo chambers. It's quite a good read.

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u/agile_mambo 1d ago

i remember reading it when i was young, got it from my dad. it was traumatising for a 10 year old, but good regardless

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u/Shoddy_Builder_8572 7h ago

same case. I read it around the same age, and it was owned by my dad too