It is a common misconception that Senior Chief Koinange Mbiyu was a loyalist British administrator.…
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Julie Ngigi
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Personalities
The untold story of Chief Kiberenge: A British loyalist who cursed his dead son
by Julie Ngigiby Julie NgigiJust under two months ago, I was part of a team that met Mr Gerrishon…
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Politics
How Mau Mau court case exposed hidden Mau Mau papers in Britain
by Julie Ngigiby Julie NgigiThey were not supposed to be found. But when they were discovered the Mau Mau…
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War
How Mau Mau tricked and beheaded a powerful British District Officer in Murang’a
by Julie Ngigiby Julie NgigiThe sleepy Rwathia village in Murang’a County was rather unknown until March 1954 when it…
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Despite a wealth of scholarly literature on Kenya’s liberation war, there is probably no other…
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Mukami Kimathi: Mau Mau freedom fighter is a book that has been on my bucket…
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Personalities
General Kariba: The Mau Mau leader who surrendered and later rejoined Mau Mau
by Julie Ngigiby Julie NgigiGeneral Kariba was barely 25 when he was appointed a commander in Mau Mau’s Kenya…
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When the final story of Mau Mau is told, the oft-overlooked role of women will…
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One of the least mentioned atrocities of the British officials towards the Mau Mau fighters…
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For the Colonial government, countering Mau Mau became a full time job. In 1954, a…
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