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Secrets of Mau Mau and oaths that bound community

Mau Mau rebellion was started to defeat the white man and reclaim land. Instead, brother turned against brother as the rebellion reached its peak in 1955. Described as a one-legged devil by the British, Kassam Gicimu Njogu was one of the leaders of the rebellion and narrates his experiences to writer PETER THATIAH

Many of the people I meet always ask me when I joined the Mau Mau. The truth is I did not join the Mau Mau. We formed the Mau Mau. We formed this organisation in 1950.

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