Community marks 100 years since World War I atrocities

The magnificent Kasigau Hill where the British Government had established an army barrack to fight the German soldiers in Tanganyika. The Hill was inhabited by the Kasigau communities. [Photo: Renson Mnyamwezi/Standard]

As the Wakasigau community marks 100 years since the end of the First World War, sad memories of deprivation following forced eviction from their ancestral land by the British Government continue to linger in their minds.

The historic event brings back distressing memories of the misery and suffering this Taita sub-ethnic group went through. Taita Taveta happens to have been one of the epicentres of the senseless war in the East African region. The war started in 1914 and the first shot that signified its spread to the region was fired at the Taveta District Commissioner's office on August 15.