Journal from Macaria Kimemna's Camp, November 1955
Accession Number
NAM.1990-01-34
Description
Inventory description: Bound manuscript volume, possibly a journal in Swahili, found in Macaria Kimemna’s camp in the Tugela River Valley, Kenya in November 1955. The camp was raided by British forces and two terrorists killed, one being General Karioke; a photocopied picture of his body accompanies the volume. A note gives details of the raid and follow-up operations; said to be a record of the proceedings of the Mau Mau ‘Parliament’.
Campaigns
Kenya Emergency (Mau Mau Rebellion) (1952-1960)
