[File/Standard] When Pio Gama Pinto was arrested in April 1954, one of the grounds for his detention was his alleged knowledge of illegal arms traffic to the benefit of Mau Mau. In succinct terms ...

But instead of panic-stricken people rushing out to be cut to bits by the attackers’ arms, an alerted Home Guard opened fire, killed 21 Mau Mau. In the same area, a platoon of 20 Negro soldiers ...

In the morning, they opened fire with Sten guns, mortars and grenades. The Mau Mau fought back, but it was all over in a matter of minutes. Most of the Mau Mau fled, but behind them they left 25 ...

Having joined Kenya Land and Freedom Army, which led to the Mau Mau uprising ... codenamed Haraka Maumau 1, trained our guns on the plane and fired at it," he says. His weapon, a Mark-404 rifle ...

Kenya, during the 1950's, was dominated by the Mau Mau uprising against the British. A central feature of this revolt was a desire on the part of the Kikuyu, along with some Embu and Meru people ...