MauMau In Meru: The Untold Story

by JST Kamunchuluh

This is a pioneering, authentic and challenging book on a complex, global event; an event which remains a misrepresented and dark, unknown period of UK Colonial history.The book focuses on the role the MauMau of Kenya played during the colonial period. The Kikuyu tribe is widely seen as originators of African Nationalism but this text focuses on the Meru tribe and their role in the MauMau, therefore giving the first comprehensive picture of the MauMau.This book is written by JST Kamunchuluh and is first to analyse the true cause, nature and achievement s of the MauMau, closing a gap in history and dispelling European myths of Africa.Kamunchuluh grew up in Meru County during the uprising. He witnessed first-hand the conditions that brought about the uprising, watched the emergence of the Meru MauMau generals, and the origins, growth and nature of the MauMau. Here he further explains the journey from passive insurrection, the MauMau war, the MauMau revival and completes the story with an authoritative account of the relationship between the Meru MauMau, the Kenyatta Government and the wider public; culminating in the Meru Battle of January 26, 1965.This text is an essential read for all students and scholars of the history of colonial Africa and the British Empire.It is a passionate account of first hand testimony, archives and oral history. It will shake the myths of this revolution as a villainous, barbaric, savage ingratitude against the Empire. We will learn why the MauMau was not as history suggests an illness, a psychological trait, or religious cult and we learn the external and internal conditions and tribal interplay that drove the Maumau (and Meru)to make the ultimate sacrifice.This text will leave a lasting legacy in understanding this period of history and inspire not just the people of Meru but also any reader of history, justice and fairness.”

384 pages, Kindle Edition

Published October 26, 2014