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'We know where Dedan Kimathi was buried, we dug his grave'

Mau Mau freedom fighter Brigadier John Kiboko pays tribute to the late Mukami Kimathi during her burial at Njabini, Nyandarua County. [Joseph Kipsang, Standard]

Brigadier John Kiboko, a Mau Mau freedom fighter, has laid bare the occurrences that led to the execution of Field Marshal Dedan Kimathi at Kamiti Prison where he was detained.

Speaking while paying tribute to the late Mukami Kimathi, widow of Field Marshal Kimathi during her burial at Njabini, Nyandarua County, Kiboko revealed that Kimathi asked for Mukami to pay him a visit in Kamiti prison before his execution.

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