FIDA Explains Calling for Probe Into Gachagua Over University Student’s Murder
The organisation published a notice distancing itself from a circulating statement demanding investigation into a death that occurred in 2023...
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The Federation of Women Lawyers in Kenya (FIDA-Kenya) has officially denied issuing a statement that falsely implicated former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua in the murder of a university student. The fake statement called for a criminal investigation into Gachagua concerning the death of Regina Wairimu.
- The fabricated statement alleged that Rigathi Gachagua was linked to the impregantion and subsequent death of Regina Wairimu.
- FIDA-Kenya issued a notice on X (formerly Twitter) to disown the circulating false statement.
- Regina Wairimu reportedly died on February 12, 2023, from multiple lesions causing severe blood loss, with investigations pointing to a botched abortion.
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