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MauMau Chronicles
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Registrace 12. 02. 2021
The Mau Mau war of liberation in Kenya is of great interest to many people from around the world. It remains one of the fiercest struggles of independence from colonialism, and was the benchmark of many liberation struggles.
Interestingly, the war of did not end with Kenyan independence. Retrogressive forces have continued to disparage the gallantry of Mau Mau veterans and to skew the telling and interpretation of their history, with many compromised gilded historians regurgitating colonial propaganda whenever they write or commentate on this war.
Mau Mau Chronicles documents the history of Mau Mau in new and innovative ways, by documenting the voices of Mau Mau veterans, survivors of the war, as well as commentators on that episode of Kenyan history.
In so doing, we aim to recast the history of Mau Mau in terms that are objective, enduring and credible.
This project is dedicated to the Mau Mau fighters and generations of future Kenyans and lovers of freedom.
Interestingly, the war of did not end with Kenyan independence. Retrogressive forces have continued to disparage the gallantry of Mau Mau veterans and to skew the telling and interpretation of their history, with many compromised gilded historians regurgitating colonial propaganda whenever they write or commentate on this war.
Mau Mau Chronicles documents the history of Mau Mau in new and innovative ways, by documenting the voices of Mau Mau veterans, survivors of the war, as well as commentators on that episode of Kenyan history.
In so doing, we aim to recast the history of Mau Mau in terms that are objective, enduring and credible.
This project is dedicated to the Mau Mau fighters and generations of future Kenyans and lovers of freedom.
RESTATING THE IMPORTANCE OF HISTORY AND FREEDOM - PRESIDENT UHURU KENYATTA'S 2021 JAMHURI DAY SPEECH
Kenya's fourth President, Uhuru Kenyatta, gave many speeches during his two-term presidency. One of the most important speeches is the one he gave on Jamhuri (Independence) Day on December 12, 2021. This was Uhuru's last Jamhuri speech as President. He used the speech to re-define freedom and link contemporary challenges and prospects with the struggle for independence. This is a profound speech in which Uhuru puts a strong defence of Mau Mau and other freedom fighters in the liberation of Kenya, emphasizes the importance of history, and restates the vision of Kenyan founding fathers for future generations. He says that Kenya's independence, when it came, arrived in stages: Internal self-government, independence and finally, republic status, all of which happened within a space of 18 months. This speech is also important because it marks the inauguration of Uhuru Gardens, Kenya's greatest monument for freedom. The monument, which was built by the Kenya Defence Forces, is a true work of art with galleries, statutes of heroes, pavilion, boulevards, national trees, and a library. It is a huge contrast to the Mau Mau monument that was built with the sponsorship of the former colonizer. #maumau #uhurukenyatta #uhuru
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HOW WE SURVIVED IN THE CONCENTRATION VILLAGES - MARGARET WAITHERA WA NJAGUA
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Margret Waithera, the wife of Mau Mau veteran Njagua Mweru of Murang'a, is a veteran in her own right. She took the oath when she was a young girl and served in the war as a messenger; she used to take food to Mau Mau fighters in the forest, while she lived in the concentration villages with her mother. Life in these villages, which were essentially detention camps, was hard. The villagers were...
STATE FUNERAL OF THE LATE FREEDOM FIGHTER AND FIRST PRESIDENT OF ZAMBIA DR. KENNETH DAVID KAUNDA
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This is the state funeral of the late Kenneth David Kaunda (popularly known as KK), first President of the Federal Republic of Zambia (1964 to 1991). Kaunda was no Mau Mau and at no time did he take up arms to fight the colonialists. He did however organize civil disobedience in Zambia after meeting Martin Luther King Jnr who impressed upon Kaunda the virtues and morality of peaceful, non-viole...
VERONICA WANGUI, THE HARDCORE MAU MAU SPY WHO TAUGHT PROF. WANGARI MAATHAI, AIRLIFTED KENYANS TO US
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This is Part I of the very interesting story about Veronica Wangui, who once taught the late Prof. Wangari Maathai at a primary school in Subukia, Nakuru. Born in Murang'a, the daughter of a famous nationalist, Mwangi wa Mwituiria, she forced her way to school and later trained as a teacher. After she was posted to teach in Nakuru, she perpetrated one of the most interesting deceptions on the w...
FULL INTERVIEW WITH MAU MAU HERO KINYUA wa NDUGIRE
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This one-hour interview is the full interview given to Mau Mau Chronicles by Mau Mau hero Kinyua wa Ndugire. Short clips of this interview were shared earlier and they attracted a lot of interest. This man tells his story with passion and truthfully. It turns out to be one of the most interesting narrations by a man who personally knew Dedan Kimathi and served under him, and who saw action in f...
THE STORY OF MAU MAU VETERAN HANNAH WANGUI NDERITU AKA WA GATHIGI
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Mau Mau veteran Hannah Wangui Nderitu, aka wa Gathigi, narrates how the disrespect of the Africans by the white settlers led to the decision to fight for Kenya's freedom. She explains how she entered the forest to join other freedom fighters. She says that Dedan Kimathi painted the picture of freedom for the people, making it easier for young people to understand the benefits of freedom. She jo...
I WAS THE ONLY ONE WHO COULD UNLOCK POLICE HANDCUFFS- FULL INTERVIEW WITH COL. ALEX NJAGI AKA BAHATI
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Alex Njagi was a fairly well educated young man when he joined the colonial police. However, at that time he was already a member of KAU. After training in Kiganjo Police College, he was posted to Kisumu. He didn't work there for long because he beat up an impetuous white youth who had ordered him to stand up while speaking to a white person. A conspiracy was then hatched against him, and he wa...
MAU MAU SPIRIT LIVES ON IN THIS SOLDIER
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#africa #liberation #maumau Every patriotic African should listen to Ibrahim Traore, the current president of Burkina Faso. He embodies the true Mau Mau spirit of total decolonization. He was born in 1988, just one year after the assassination of the great revolutionary Thomas Sankara. They say lightning does not strike twice, but it seems to have done exactly that in Burkina Faso, because Ibra...
THE FULL STORY OF MAU MAU HIGH PRIEST MUCHEMI NDIRANGU AND THE KILLING OF A WHITE COUPLE AT DINNER
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THE FULL STORY OF MAU MAU HIGH PRIEST MUCHEMI NDIRANGU AND THE KILLING OF A WHITE COUPLE AT DINNER
INTERVIEW WITH THE WIFE OF GEN. STANLEY MATHENGE, MRS MUTHONI MATHENGE (WA KARONDI)
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INTERVIEW WITH THE WIFE OF GEN. STANLEY MATHENGE, MRS MUTHONI MATHENGE (WA KARONDI)
RECASTING MAU MAU - A DOCUMENTARY IN FOUR PARTS: PART I
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RECASTING MAU MAU - A DOCUMENTARY IN FOUR PARTS: PART I
I LED MY OWN FATHER TO PEOPLE THAT GAVE HIM THE OATH - MAU MAU VETERAN RAHAB WANJIRU NJIIRI
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I LED MY OWN FATHER TO PEOPLE THAT GAVE HIM THE OATH - MAU MAU VETERAN RAHAB WANJIRU NJIIRI
I BROUGHT THE INDEPENDENT CHURCH TO MERU AND THE CHURCH SUPPORTED MAU MAU -VETERAN M’ITARU WA MWENDA
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I BROUGHT THE INDEPENDENT CHURCH TO MERU AND THE CHURCH SUPPORTED MAU MAU -VETERAN M’ITARU WA MWENDA
THE INTIMATE STORY OF THE "INDEPENDENT CHURCH" (AIPCA) AND MAU MAU - BISHOP CHARLES MIRIE KAGO
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THE INTIMATE STORY OF THE "INDEPENDENT CHURCH" (AIPCA) AND MAU MAU - BISHOP CHARLES MIRIE KAGO
AFTER BEING SENTENCED TO DEATH, I WAS IN DEATH ROW FOR THREE MONTHS - COL. TARSISIO WAWERU KIHIA
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AFTER BEING SENTENCED TO DEATH, I WAS IN DEATH ROW FOR THREE MONTHS - COL. TARSISIO WAWERU KIHIA
MAU MAU AND LIMURU 3: SPIRITUALITY, COURAGE AND RESPONSIBILITY - DR. NYAMU NJOKA
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MAU MAU AND LIMURU 3: SPIRITUALITY, COURAGE AND RESPONSIBILITY - DR. NYAMU NJOKA
INTERVIEW WITH HENRY RUHARA BEAUTTAH THE SON OF JAMES BEAUTTAH, A FREEDOM FIGHTER
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INTERVIEW WITH HENRY RUHARA BEAUTTAH THE SON OF JAMES BEAUTTAH, A FREEDOM FIGHTER
HARD LIFE AND TIMES AT THE HEIGHT OF THE MAU MAU WAR IN THE 1950s - A DOCUMENTARY
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HARD LIFE AND TIMES AT THE HEIGHT OF THE MAU MAU WAR IN THE 1950s - A DOCUMENTARY
THE MAU MAU OATH WAS A POWERFUL, BINDING BLOOD OATH FOR THE COMMUNITY - TABITHA GACHAMBI WA MAINA
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THE MAU MAU OATH WAS A POWERFUL, BINDING BLOOD OATH FOR THE COMMUNITY - TABITHA GACHAMBI WA MAINA
KENYATTA MADE SEVEN ATTEMPTS TO KILL ME BUT I SURVIVED - BILDAD KAGGIA
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KENYATTA MADE SEVEN ATTEMPTS TO KILL ME BUT I SURVIVED - BILDAD KAGGIA
LIFE IN THE RIFT VALLY DURING THE MAU MAU WAR - ISABEL MBUGUA MATHERI
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LIFE IN THE RIFT VALLY DURING THE MAU MAU WAR - ISABEL MBUGUA MATHERI
LET'S REVEAL THE SECRETS OF THE OATH TO OUR CHILDREN - KIMATHI'S BODY GUARD NDERITU WA MUKUNDI
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LET'S REVEAL THE SECRETS OF THE OATH TO OUR CHILDREN - KIMATHI'S BODY GUARD NDERITU WA MUKUNDI
THE INTERVIEW WITH THE LATE GEN. MAKIMEI THAT ENDED ABRUPTLY
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THE INTERVIEW WITH THE LATE GEN. MAKIMEI THAT ENDED ABRUPTLY
WOMEN MAU MAU SUPPORTERS WERE FORCED TO SIT ON HOT IRON SHEETS - WANJA KAMAU
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WOMEN MAU MAU SUPPORTERS WERE FORCED TO SIT ON HOT IRON SHEETS - WANJA KAMAU
I USED TO STEAL POLICE UNIFORMS AND BULLETS AND TAKE THEM TO MAU MAU - CYPRIANO MUTIGA M'WARITHO
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I USED TO STEAL POLICE UNIFORMS AND BULLETS AND TAKE THEM TO MAU MAU - CYPRIANO MUTIGA M'WARITHO
HOW JOMO KENYATTA ACQUIRED LAND IN GATUNDU - FORMER MOI-ERA DETAINEE AND ACTIVIST KAMONYE MANJE
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HOW JOMO KENYATTA ACQUIRED LAND IN GATUNDU - FORMER MOI-ERA DETAINEE AND ACTIVIST KAMONYE MANJE
MAU MAU CHRONICLES HITS A DOZEN THOUSAND FOLLOWERS!
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MAU MAU CHRONICLES HITS A DOZEN THOUSAND FOLLOWERS!
THE STORY OF MAU MAU GUN MAKER - JAMES THEURI NDONGA
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THE STORY OF MAU MAU GUN MAKER - JAMES THEURI NDONGA
THE STORY OF NDUHIU WANG'OMBE KIERU, DEDAN KIMATHI'S NEPHEW WHO WAS MAU MAU LINK TO CHIEF MUHOYA
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THE STORY OF NDUHIU WANG'OMBE KIERU, DEDAN KIMATHI'S NEPHEW WHO WAS MAU MAU LINK TO CHIEF MUHOYA
I AM NOT SURE CURRENT GENERATION CAN FIGHT LIKE WE DID - - MAU MAU VETERAN ELIZABETH KIRIGO KANYI
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I AM NOT SURE CURRENT GENERATION CAN FIGHT LIKE WE DID - - MAU MAU VETERAN ELIZABETH KIRIGO KANYI
Very well narrated and told by His exellency Uhuru Muigai rest we forget who colonized us viva the spirit of our mau mau ancestors.
This man, a hero, war veteran, has asked very difficult questions. He's so emotional that all the veterans were forgotten. I hope a govt that will recognize these heroes will take power before he's gone.
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Jomo Kenyatta did an evil thing of denying mau mau land . The genz are their great grandchildren. That's why they are very bitter. They're a time boom . Myself I am direct child of a mau mau. My father and my grandfather were in mau mau movement. My father used to take us around the land he lost . 4yrs I took my children to the same , narrated to them of what happened etc. These are scars which will ever remain.
A lot of families lost land they used to own before the war.
this is what we should be learning in school. It pains me deeply that these stories of our history are not amplified as they should. We keep the names of white people on places like Thompson falls and Lake Victoria etc while we have heroes who we should be naming these places after. We forget a lot. RIP F.M Muthoni
Agreed. Great history lessons.
😢😢😢 May G’d give us strength to understand and respect ✊🏽 our elders Amen
This generation had major traumas. But you can appreciate what they went through.
From this account by Isabel the white people were using miles and not kilometers, that is a very American thing. I wonder if the British got Americans to come to Kenya since they had experience enslaving Africans.
The miles was the standard before the "kilo" was introduced in the 1970s
Woi bara iyo ngeragira Guthrie gicagi githambo niinyui mwejire?
Itikia kana urege!
This is pure love for the nation by cucu.Her trust in GOD is admirable.This is one of the best❤
Agreed! This is a heroine and a half!
This is a very rich untold history. All the regimes apart from Kibakis' hide it. What I learnt from Bildad Kagias' documentary is that Jomo Kenyatta wasn't a mail may , no wonder that's why he acquired junks of land without even caring for those who fought in the forests . My question is very simple; how could a person from the forest get money to buy land ? That's why generations of may may are still poor even today.
He remembers every detail and name of people. Great memory at 92
Great memory. But then there were no environmental and lifestyle factors that are known to lead to memory loss.
Rip Baba Dr. Kenneth Kaunda🙏Thank you for yiur courage amd fight!:) May our acestors embrace you on the other side amd may they all continue to look out for us Africans🙌🤲🙏♥️
May it be so
We wait for the day weapons will be turned in to plowshares
Why did you cut the flow from when they killed those from Seychelles?
Where on earth could people who had come from the forest fighting could have raised money to purchase land ? I'm of the opinion that Jomo Kenyatta's regime was largely constituted by the home guards , and their families,who had grabbed that opportunity of a young nation. I'm perplexed by the fact that , the land injustice roams even today .
No doubt the land issue was and remains a big issue. However, the decision to buy land from the departing settlers was made as part of the series of compromises arrived at during independence negotiations.
Burguret my plaee. We have history with the place, a place where my dad has history from 1956.
Good to hear
how can meet this man he is from nyeri
They sacrificed their lives for the independence of this country. The hero made a remark that is the reality of today. The homeguards told them they were ruling them then and will do so in the future. Today, we have puppet governments , case example Kenya Kwanza, they oppress the patriots to satisfy their greed. Time is catching up woth them.
Awesome content. History class in session
Glad you liked it
This scholar's account is not accurate in some segments and doesn't sound convincing and he's biased. But we thank you for bringing us all versions of Mau Mau narrations.
To be fair, you would need to point out the inaccurate parts and provide accurate versions.
Rest in eternal peace mama
Amen
Na útúrehere múndú warí na encounter na Múngai wa Ngai.
Give us a clue/lead
I love History. Thanks for the narratives.
You are most welcome
🎉
Thank you
Very informative lady
There is no substitute for first hand account
I have learnt a lot from this story. It's always an honor listening such first hand stories.
You are welocme
Alafu mafisi ambao hawakupigania uhuru sasa hivi maali ambapo hawakupanda!
Sad, isn't it!
Rest in eternal peace and perpetual light shine upon you .....amen
Amen
Nice info wana chronicles
Asante sana
A gem indeed
Kabisa!
Also keep in mind that sometimes the enemy of your enemy is also your enemy
Very true.
Wit and grit!
Exactly!
Personally I met this man in 2010 their Maumau veteran office in Ruring,u Nyeri
Great! You know he is real!
😭😭Sad how their lives were terminated after all their sacrifice
Their sacrifice was not in vain
A very eloquent hero....I really appreciate their sacrifice, how're we going to compensate them? Now I know. Long live our heroes,,,plus Machaa's mau mau chronicles squad, you are heroes!
Thank you
Mr Traore Ayiti needs a Moise just like you. God bless you man❤❤❤
Amen
Thank you for these authentic,credible accounts from the real fighters.These will help in coming up with ways through which the heros can continue to be recognized and honored in whatever way.As it is,many Mau Mau and their families are in poverty because the independent government neglected them yet government officials enriched themselves with the same properties previously owned by the people who were evicted by wazungus.
You are most welcome! I hope the material will be of help to historians in their quest for authentic Kenyan liberation history.
@maumau chronicles, thanks so much for this what you are doing will benefit generations and we really appreciate it. Mwene Nyaga ature amurathimite ni wira mwega.
You are most welcome!
Such documentaries depicting the torture our forefathers went through make me angry
Our forefathers suffered a great deal for our freedom
maumau faught for ksh15 bob na kenyatta were arrested onlyfor himto be paid ks3000 soo sad
Ours is a sad history.
great work,, great man ,,hope he is alive
😢Rested in april
Wooii😢😢....may he rest in peace @@dorcasmutuku463
How happy am I for this episode and this channel in general.❤❤
Glad you like it.
Really impressed by his memory!
He is blessed with a great memory
This is one of the most consequential interviews by a mau mau veteran who was in the thick of war, talking about the very real job of liberating a country!
Agreed! This man saw action!
It must have been very courageous of 19 year olds to join the front in the forests. Quite phenomenal.
He was. No doubt
There is a lot of difficulty in following the stories at times. First, to say that Harry Thuku introduced the Mau Mau spirit is unlikely. Harry was completely opposed to Mau Mau. I equally find it conflicting to hear Kenyatta being the center. Every written source even by Africans show that Kenyatta was pro-independence but anti Mau Mau
Kenyatta was infavour of seeking freedom thru constitutional means...from his interviews I have accessed. Kenyans/ Africans sought him as they had a mentality he had upper knowledge and exposure about colonialist or muthungu.
Which Harry Thuku are you talking about? The one before or after his banishment in Kismayu? Also, please understand that the spirit of Mau Mau is the spirit of freedom. Hope we are asking too much from a self-hater. Equally, contrary to the meagre residues of your primary school history lessons, Kenyatta's relationship with Mau Mau is not as simple as you imagine. Many of the veterans we have interviewed give him credit for inspiring the movement, while others are convinced that he was fully behind it. Some have even said that Kenyatta commissioned the first Mau Mau commanders: Kimathi, Mathenge and Gen. Ruku. You can choose what you want to believe based on your own personal motivations.
Do not confuse what a man said in his own defence in the trial with what was actually happening on the ground.
@@maumauchronicles4296 I have religiously followed through the interviews. I am capable of making my own conclusions from the interviews. The Kenyatta Factor in Mau Mau is very controversial. The interview of Bildad Kaggia that was copied on this channel seems to bring too much unsettling in the matter. He is supported by others who were at Kiburi House who highly dismiss his involvement in the Military struggle.
@@maumauchronicles4296 my history is beyond the Primary school though. I had followed the writings of Wagatta on Senior Chief Waruhiu whose meetings and burial Kenyatta actively participated in. In one meeting, they all condemned the Mau Mau and the guerrilla warfare of the time. And yes, Harry Thuku is the gentleman I am speaking about. He, like Mahatma of India was fully opposed to violent means of agitation. He insisted on the path he had started way earlier on moderate and constitutional means of agitation.
So painful that our ancestors were fed on dogs so cruel from the white man no gratitude can be enough to our mau mau heroes and heroines i am a proud Kikuyu because of their blood which was shed.
Very painful!
Ilove this man
He sure is an interesting leader keen on liberating Africa
The sad thong is that this happened years after the holocaust. We're the jews more precious beings than africans?
I will never forget you and what you all did!
Thank you!