In 1991, Gichere was thrown by police out a three-story window in his house in Buru Buru, Nairobi, during a crackdown on the Kanu regime, and of which left Gichere paralysed for life. He was confined to his wheelchair and had no way of earning an income, so he fought for compensation from the Kenyan government for almost a decade, including staging a hunger strike at the Attorney-General's Chambers for several days and nights; however, no Government official heeded to his plight.

Gichere died on April 26, 2008 at the Kenyatta National Hospital, where he had be admitted for 2 weeks.

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