Dedan Kimathi on Trial- Colonial Justice and Popular Memory

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• Dedan Kimathi born in Nyeri District pp. 36-39

  Kimathi was born at Kanyinya, Tetu location, nyeri District of Cen- tral Province around 31 october 1920.

• Kimathi enlists briefly with the King's African Rifles pp. 36-39

  in 1941, Kimathi enlisted as a sweeper with the King’s african rifles (Kar), work he soon deserted after being exposed to the terrible condi…

• Kimathi marries Eloise Mukami pp. 36-39

  eloise Mukami, then a student at Karunaini and later married to Kimathi in 1948

• President of the Kenya African Union pp. 36-39

  some time between 1947 and 1949, Kimathi joined the emerging na- tionalist movement, becoming a member of the Kenya african union (Kau), the…

• Mau Mau Emergency declared pp. 36-39

  the murder of “loyalist” se- nior Chief Waruhiu prompted the colonial government to declare a state of emergency in october 1952.

• Kimathi arrested for the first time pp. 36-39

  in november 1952, Kimathi found himself ar- rested for the first time during one of the frequent “screenings” of farm laborers

• Kimathi lectures forest fighters on record keeping at Mwathe pp. 36-39

  at a now famous meeting held at Mwathe in au- gust 1953, Kimathi lectured the hundreds gathered on the need for record keeping.

• Kimathi stages photographs for the colonial police pp. 52-55

  In 1953, when the CID complained that they still did not have a picture of the famed Mau Mau leader, Kimathi staged two photo- graphs and ha…

• British government makes first Mau Mau surrender offer pp. 40-43

  such discussions led to the first surrender offer by the british government on 24 august 1953.

• General China captured, opening surrender negotiations pp. 40-43

  The capture of General China, on 15 January 1954, provided the gov- ernment with a new strategic option in regards to surrender negotiations…

• Colonial government distributes flyers hunting Kimathi pp. 40-43

  in october 1954 the colonial government published thirty thousand flyers in Gikuyu asking, “Have you seen Dedan Kimathi lately?”

• Second surrender offer and cease-fire declared pp. 40-43

  in January 1955 the colonial government made another attempt at ne- gotiations, declaring a two-week cease-fire and dropping leaflets offeri…

• Mathenge breaks away to form the Kenya Riigi pp. 40-43

  formed their own association, the Kenya riigi, which translates as the woven door that secured the opening of a Gikuyu household.

• Lari massacre becomes a turning point of the Mau Mau war pp. 370-373

  the lari massacre gave british propagandists an opportunity to up their game

• Kimathi's brother Wambararia captured pp. 44-47

  in June 1956, Henderson’s forces captured Kimathi’s brother Wambararia, who fed them false information that stalled the search for a time.

• Kimathi charged with unlawful possession of arms pp. 44-47

  The charges against Kimathi were unlawful possession of a firearm and unlawful possession of am- munition.

• Kimathi shot and captured at the forest edge pp. 276-279

  it was at the southernmost of the Tetu stop lines that ndirangu shot Kimathi, at 6:30 a.m. on the sunday morning of 21 october.

• Kimathi's appeal dismissed by the East African Court of Appeal pp. 276-279

  The verdict against Kimathi was challenged in the east african Court of appeal but was summarily dismissed on 27 December 1956.

• Special emergency assize courts try thousands of suspects pp. 268-271

  between July 1953 and December 1956, the special emergency assize Courts heard 1,211 cases in which 2,609 african suspects stood trial.

• Kimathi presents his defense at the Nyeri High Court pp. 285-289

  on the morning of 23 november 1956, a month after he had been shot, severely wounded, and taken into custody, Dedan Kimathi took the defen-…

• Dedan Kimathi executed by hanging pp. 24-31

  early on the morning of 18 Febru- ary 1957, Dedan Kimathi was hanged to death and buried in an unmarked grave in the grounds of Kamiti priso…

• British claim victory over Mau Mau pp. 24-31

  the capture and execution of Kimathi, in 1956 and 1957 respectively, allowed the british to claim victory over Mau Mau and solidi- fied Kima…

• Mandela invokes Kimathi on his first visit to Kenya pp. 24-31

  When nelson Mandela visited Kenya for the first time, in July 1990, he in- voked Kimathi’s name in a speech at Kasarani stadium

• Doris Lessing condemns Kimathi's execution pp. 48-51

  renowned author Doris lessing called Kimathi’s execution “a completely barbarous act of which we should all be deeply ashamed.”

• Kenyatta lays cornerstone of the Dedan Kimathi Memorial Library pp. 374-377

  laying the cornerstone of the Dedan Kimathi Memorial library near nyeri in March 1971.

• Kibaki lifts the colonial ban on Mau Mau pp. 374-377

  The then president Kibaki lifted the colonial ban on Mau Mau as an or- ganization in 2003, shortly after narC

• Mau Mau memorial unveiled in Nairobi pp. 374-377

  the country’s first Mau Mau memorial was officially un- veiled on 12 september 2015

• Britain agrees to compensate Mau Mau veterans pp. 32-35

  in 2013 the british govern- ment announced a negotiated settlement including compensation in the amount of $21.5 million to be paid to fifty…