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Dedan Kimathi: Betrayed by his people in the struggle and after freedom

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Mukami Kimathi wife of freedom fighter Dedan Kimathi views a memorial plaque built at the spot where her husband was shot by the colonial police in 1958 to commemorate his death. [George Mulala, Stanadrd]

During the struggle for independence in the 1950s, the British colonial administration divided native Kenyans in their attempt to ward off rebellion. One group comprised loyalists who would do anything for their colonial masters.

The other was the hardcore fighters determined to confront the mighty power of the colonial administrators. They did not only stand up against the British; they fought with the loyalists too.

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