GREAT PRICEMr Rubia, who died at the age of 96, was the first African Mayor of Nairobi and a long-serving minister. “He paid a great price for his stand and was detained at the height of the struggle but he never wavered. HARROWINGIn July, Mr Rubia made a claim for Sh40 billion compensation for illegal detention and torture, the largest in the country’s history. The submissions for compensation were made seven years after Mr Rubia went to court in a case that has dragged on for years. Mr Rubia was released from detention two weeks after doctors from the Nairobi Hospital informed the prison authorities that he required urgent medical attention.

Source: Daily Nation December 23, 2019 12:38 UTC