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| Joseph Kanyi | Nation Media Group

Mau Mau, not yet free: A life of penury for this national hero

It’s 1953. Benson Njege is at Kiorugari village in Kirinyaga County, where he’s joined other men in a rebellion against the colonial government.

Amid the struggle, a local movement known as the Mau Mau has launched a vicious guerrilla war to reclaim fertile land taken by white settlers.