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Senior Chief Nderi of Nyeri, murdered on 23 October 1952, three days after the Emergency was proclaimed. He was "a tough and gallant old man" (The Sunday Times, 24 October 1952, p. 8).

Senior Chief Nderi accompanied by two Tribal Policemen had come across a crowd of several hundred at an oathing ceremony organised by Dedan Kimathi. When he ordered them to disperse, because by then oathing had been outlawed by the Government Authorities, they rounded on him and hacked him and his two policemen to death. ("Kenya, the Kikuyu and Mau Mau" by David Lovatt Smith ISBN 0-9544713-2-6 - paper back - 2005 - page 142.)

this man....my great-grandfather....

This man my great Grand father is A Great hero. He deserves To Have A Statue Erected in One of the heros corner. in commemoration of the hero who straggles for sanity and deserves compensation for he died in the service of his country.

He is no hero. He is a Home Guard collaborator. Serving the interests of his white masters. I could pour more vitriol but am kind.

Wa-Kikuyu is the Swahili name for the Kikuyu tribe also known as Gikuyu or Agikuyu. The Kikuyu tribe is the post populous tribe in present day Kenya approximately 22% of the population who generally inhabit the central highlands of Kenya. Jomo Kenyatta, the first President of Kenya was of the Kikuyu tribe. I can only think the word "growl" is a corruption of the Afrikaans word "kraal" Here is wiki: Kraal (also spelled craal or kraul) is an Afrikaans and Dutch word (also used in South African English) for an enclosure for cattle or other livestock, located within an African homestead or village surrounded by a palisade, mud wall, or other fencing, roughly circular in form.

Paul Jackson Are you an Old Cambrian?

mwangikimani Old Yorkist/Lenana me- 1967 to 1970. Wasn't expecting to see that question here haha!

Oh.Yes,really unexpected haha! I school at Nairobi School formerly Prince of Wales.

Patch we used to call it!

Frank Weston (1871-1924), Anglican Bishop of Zanzibar, also involved in the Kikuyu Controversy: newspapers.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/2092844

Zanzibar spelled backward is Rabiznaz. They say there's no biznaz like rabiznaz!

Heresy! Oh my! Put a wig on this censorious cleric, and he could pass for the Church Lady.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_Weston_(bishop_of_Zanzibar) en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kikuyu_controversy