Monday 1 June is Madaraka Day, when Kenyans mark the anniversary of self-gov't.
Here's a Reuters clip of Kenyatta with Mau Mau Gen. Mwariama, 2 weeks before independence. Kenyatta was deeply worried about the challenge that he & other Mau Mau 'hard core' posed to his gov't. 1/4
Here's a Reuters clip of Kenyatta with Mau Mau Gen. Mwariama, 2 weeks before independence. Kenyatta was deeply worried about the challenge that he & other Mau Mau 'hard core' posed to his gov't. 1/4
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In the early 1960s Mau Mau had set up a provisional gov't in parts of central Kenya, challenging colonial officials' control.
Kenyatta--keen to centralise power--offered an amnesty to Mau Mau. Here he is with 'General China' and other Mau Mau leaders, discussing the amnesty.
In the early 1960s Mau Mau had set up a provisional gov't in parts of central Kenya, challenging colonial officials' control.
Kenyatta--keen to centralise power--offered an amnesty to Mau Mau. Here he is with 'General China' and other Mau Mau leaders, discussing the amnesty.
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Mau Mau partisans were obliged to come down from the mountains and hand in their weapons to Kenyatta's gov't.
Here is a remarkable clip from Feb. 1964 showing Bildad Kaggia--formerly a Mau Mau partisan, the most progressive member of cabinet--inspecting Mau Mau weapons.
Mau Mau partisans were obliged to come down from the mountains and hand in their weapons to Kenyatta's gov't.
Here is a remarkable clip from Feb. 1964 showing Bildad Kaggia--formerly a Mau Mau partisan, the most progressive member of cabinet--inspecting Mau Mau weapons.
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Mau Mau partisans who tried to retain their own power base were eliminated.
General Mwariama, for instance, was by March 1964 in prison. As this @guardian clip shows, he refused to acknowledge the authority of the Kenya police over his followers.
Mau Mau partisans who tried to retain their own power base were eliminated.
General Mwariama, for instance, was by March 1964 in prison. As this @guardian clip shows, he refused to acknowledge the authority of the Kenya police over his followers.
