Kimathi's widow reveals her role in Kenyatta and Odinga battles

First Lady Margaret Kenyatta (right) with Dedan Kimathi‘s widow Mukami Kimathi during the launch of Mukami‘s book at the National Museums of Kenya, Nairobi. (Photo: PSCU)

Widow of hanged freedom fighter Dedan Kimathi rebuffed political overtures from Kenya’s founding President Jomo Kenyatta and founding Vice President Jaramogi Odinga.

In her new book, “Mukami Kimathi: Mau Mau Freedom Fighter”, launched Friday, Mukami Kimathi tells of the pain of Mau Mau land dispossessions, the shame of post-independent bickering and the joys of living with colonial government’s worst enemy — Dedan Waciuri Kimathi.