'MAU MAU' DETAINEE the Account By a Kenya African of His Experiences in Detention Camps 1953-60

by Josiah Mwangi Kariuki

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Genres: Africa, History, Kenya, Nonfiction

224 pages, Paperback

First published April 29, 1976

Reviews

[Reese Gaw]

It's good but not a good intro for Kenyan history or the mau mau uprising. Pretty confusing if u don't know much abt it but seems like it would be great for ppl interested and informed on the subject lol

[RA · Rating 3 out of 5]

Interesting account of the end of British colonialism and the internment, imprisonment and treatment of one of the "hard-core Mau Mau" nationalists. The application of revolutionary tactics, counter-revolutionary programs and the problems ahead for a changed country.

[Elizabeth Kung'U · Rating 5 out of 5]

A good read from the African Kenya

[Ken · Rating 4 out of 5]

I know, since having recommended this book to wazungu in the US, that a good deal of my appreciation of this book was due to the fact that I read it in Kariuki's Kenya while he was still alive. Still, it is an important record of the pre-Independence turmoil in Kenya. And I still remember how he was able to find humor in his brutal imprisonment by the British.

[Petter Nordal · Rating 4 out of 5]

A first hand account of one of those who fought for Kenyan independence from Britain.