Fellow inmates and an insider earlier told the Nation that Gitahi was tortured, hauled into a cell and died hours later. The man’s father earlier rejected prison authority’s claims that he died after a severe asthmatic attack, saying his son did not suffer from the condition. 'ASTHMA ATTACK’He called for the prosecution of warders and others found to be responsible for the inmate’s death. The man’s father earlier rejected prison authority’s claims that he died after a severe asthmatic attack, saying his son did not suffer from the condition. TORTURE CLAIMSFellow inmates and an insider earlier told the Nation that Gitahi was tortured, hauled into a cell and died hours later.

Source: Daily Nation June 18, 2019 16:41 UTC