International   

Kenyan Minister held

Nairobi: Kenya’s Health Minister was arrested on Thursday night for going to help a women’s rights activist who was reportedly being roughed up by police for protesting against a plan to award MPs a £45,000 bonus. Charity Ngilu, one of President Mwai Kibaki’s most visible Cabinet Ministers, is accused of helping Ann Njogu, director of the Centre for Rights Education, to “escape” from police custody. Ms. Ngilu forced police to release the activist and drove her to hospital. Police summoned Ms. Ngilu and arrested her. — © Guardian Newspapers Limited, 2007

Printer friendly page  
Send this article to Friends by E-Mail

Stories in this Section

Pakistan Opposition leader released
Bush allays Musharraf’s concerns over new law
20 LTTE cadres killed, says Colombo
Thousands of U.S. bridges deficient
Russia to deploy navy in Mediterranean
Nepal adopts new national anthem
Civilians killed in U.S. air strike
U.K. plans new security vetting scheme
Kenyan Minister held
Jail for Idi Amin’s son
Mattel recalls nearly 1,00,000 toys
Not so Swiss
China curbs

Copyright © 2007, The Hindu. Republication or redissemination of the contents of this screen are expressly prohibited without the written consent of The Hindu