Backpacking Through Africa 16 Mau Mau uprising

 Their demands escalated,but the colonial authority was less willing to concede. Members of the Kikuyu, Maasai, and Luo tribes began gathering at meetings where they solemnly swore death to Europeans and their collaborators.

The Mau Mau uprising began. The rebellion against whites quickly degenerated into widespread slaughter, especially among individual parties, attacks on farms, and killing livestock.

 Janin Klemenčič (to be continued)