Race to find Kimathi's grave grows urgent

Field Marshal Dedan Kimathi was held at Kamiti Prison, sentenced to death for possessing a firearm, and executed on February 18, 1957. [File, Standard]

Recently, there has been a sustained push for the exhumation of Mau Mau war hero Field Marshal Dedan Kimathi's remains.

Kimathi is said to have been buried at Kamiti GK Prison, still in shackles.