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Susan Wangu: Nurse who suffered State torture due to husband's political stand

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Susan Wangui, the widow of former Internal Security Assistant Minister Mirugi Kariuki. [Courtesy]

The widow of former Internal Security Assistant Minister Mirugi Kariuki is dead, bringing to an end the life of a woman who showed resilience and grit as her family suffered at the hands of State operatives.

Susan Wangui was catapulted into the national limelight in the late 1980s when police officers used to raid their home and harass their then-young family, alleging that her husband was involved in subversive activities.

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