April 4, 1992: Anglican primate Manasses Kuria challenges the Government to try all alleged political prisoners and prove its assertion that , there were no such prisoners in Kenya. And the hunger-striking mothers said their sons were not criminals who had caused loss of life of innocent Kenyans. The mothers were reacting to Press reports attributed to President Moi on Friday. In an impassioned seven-page Press statement, Archbishop Kuria railed against the Government, singling out the security forces for his most vehement remarks. The Archbishop said: “It is said that there are no political prisoners in Kenya but in order to prove to all that this is true, then those who have been remanded for over a year now should be tried for the crimes they have committed and be condemned if they are proved guilty for the whole nation to be sure that justice has been done. On Friday, President Moi, addressing the public during a graduation ceremony at the Kilimambogo Teachers College, said Kenya had no political prisoners. He said the alleged political prisoners had instigated activities that caused loss of life of innocent citizens. The President asked why “a few people” were raising a hue and cry over the “criminals” while forgetting that their activities had caused pain and anguish to other people.

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