In this interesting - and at times hilarious - interview, Dr. Gerishon Mwiti tells of how he was introduced to Mau Mau as a small boy. Being one of the few literate people from his village, he would be called upon to read newspapers for the mostly illiterate soldiers of the Kenya African Rifles (KAR). He also provides interesting insights into the life of Gen Ruku, Gen. Mwariama and Gen. Baimungi. He explains how racism and the general mistreatment meted out to Africans, unfair taxation, as well as the appropriation of land by colonial authorities constituted the major grievances that led to the war. Dr Mwiti also talks about the impact of the Mau Mau war in the lives of the Africans. And the impact was truly profound; concentration camps popularized shopping, restaurants, and even pit latrines which were uncommon at the time. The war turned African lives upside down and inside out and life was never the same again for the Africans. Dr. Mwiti, a trained civil engineer who went to study and obtain a PhD in leadership from Fuller, hailed from Katheri in Meru, a village that is famous for its contribution to the Mau Mau war. Dr. Mwiti was the author of numerous books, including the INCORRUPTIBLE, a book published by the Nairobi Academic Press about virtuous Kenyans who refuse to be corrupted. Dr. Mwiti was, until his death last year, a leadership consultant. He will also be remembered as one of the drafters of the chapter on national values in the Kenyan constitution (2010). #Kenya #history #maumau #africa #africanindependence
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COLONIAL VILLAGES RADICALLY CHANGED AFRICAN SOCIETY - DR. GERISHON MWITI
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