Mau Mau rebellion Stories

Spirited life of Wahu Kaara: A story of determination and struggle for a better society
Barack Oduor  |  Dec 20, 2024

Rebel with a cause! That's the best description that fits her actions from childhood to today.

Forgotten Mau Mau freedom fighters and impeached DP Gachagua that stood up for them
The Conversation  |  Dec 08, 2024

Kenya’s former Deputy President styles himself as a “son of the Mau Mau”. Before his impeachment, he was increasingly vocal about the injustices faced...

Kenya’s female freedom fighters: The silent heroes of anti-colonial movement
The Conversation  |  Oct 19, 2024

Women and children in the villages knew they were under constant watch from the colonial state and its guards.

MPs grill Catherine Kirumba Karemu, Kenya’s envoy nominee to London
Amina Wako  |  Apr 04, 2024

Matters that arose included her lack of diplomatic experience and the murder of 21-year-old Agnes Wanjiru at the hands of British soldiers.

Dedan Kimathi Day: National hero honoured as family demands to know burial site
Paul Aginnah  |  Feb 18, 2024

Dedan Kimathi Day is marked on February 18 every year - the day when he was hanged at Kamiti Prison in Kiambu 67 years ago.

King Charles: 'No excuses' for colonial abuses in Kenya
Agency  |  Nov 01, 2023

King Charles said he wished to "deepen my own understanding of these wrongs" during the four-day state visit with Queen Camilla, but also to bolster "...

The Royals visit Kenya amid looming colonial abuses
Agency  |  Oct 31, 2023

The King's trip will also "acknowledge the more painful aspects" of Britain's historic relationship with Kenya as the East African country prepares to...

Mau Mau veteran Gitu wa Kahengeri says King Charles owes him an apology
AFP  |  Oct 25, 2023

More than six decades after Gitu wa Kahengeri was jailed, tortured and denied food in a British-run labour camp in Kenya, the anti-colonial fighter sa...

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