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Madaraka Day: Nicknames that won Kenya her independence

Field Marshall Musa Mwariama and Mzee Jomo Kenyatta.

Kenya celebrates the 58th Madaraka Day since the first was marked in 1964, a year after Kenya’s independence, which was attained after shedding blood, sweat and tears.

Here are some of the Mau Mau high command who led freedom fighters armed with homemade guns and bore homespun nicknames:

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