Dedan Kimathi’s rebirth in new age

Kenya’s national liberation hero, Dedan Kimathi [File]

Kenya’s national liberation hero, Dedan Kimathi, died on this day, 65 years ago. The surviving members of that generation are few and unknown, thanks to the deliberate neglect orchestrated by subsequent governments. It’s important to note that the freedom movement popularly known as Mau Mau — and I’m using the term carefully — remained proscribed between 1952 to 2002.