Mau Mau rebellion
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The Mau Mau rebellion, also known as the Mau Mau uprising or Kenya Emergency, was an armed conflict in the British Colony of Kenya between the Kenya Land and Freedom Army and the British colonial auth
Troops of the King's African Rifles on watch for Mau Mau rebels
Sculpture of Ciokaraine M’Barungu at Nairobi
Lieutenant General Sir George Erskine, Commander-in-Chief, East Africa Command (centre), observing operations against the Mau Mau
British Army patrol crossing a stream carrying FN FAL rifle (1st and 2nd soldiers from right); Sten Mk5 (3rd soldier); and the Lee–Enfield No. 5 (4th and 5th soldiers)
Kenya
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Kenya, officially the Republic of Kenya, is a country located in East Africa. With an estimated population of more than 54.2 million as of mid-2026, it is the 27th-most populous country in the world a
Mau Mau rebellion
…Scrubs Prison in London. None of the other ranks involved in the massacre were prosecuted. The Hola massacre was an incident during the conflict in Kenya against British colonial rule at a colonial detention camp in Hola, Kenya. By January 1959, the camp had a population of 506 detainees, of whom 127…
Turkana boy, a 1.6-million-year-old Homo erectus fossil
A traditional Swahili carved wooden door in Lamu
Portuguese presence in Kenya lasted from 1498 until 1730. Mombasa was under Portuguese rule from 1593 to 1698 and again from 1728 to 1729.
Sculpture of Koitalel Arap Samoei in the Kenya National Library Service building.