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State neglects village where Mau Mau hero Dedan Kimathi fell

Field Marshall hero Dedan Kimathi's widow, Mukami is carried by Dedan Kimathi's High School Students to the site where her husband was shot and captured in 1956. Photo: Kibata Kihu/Standard

Barely five kilometres away from Kabiruini grounds, the venue of Thursday's Madaraka Day celebrations, stands a forgotten monument of Kenya's freedom struggle.

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