Making the Loyalist Bargain: Surrender, Amnesty and Impunity in Kenya's Decolonization, 1952–63
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Report of the Truth, Justice and Reconciliation Commission
REPORT OF THE TRUTH, JUSTICE AND RECONCILIATION COMMISSION The Government should immediately carry out counselling services, especially to those who lost their entire families to avoid mental breakdown. It is not too late to counsel the victims because they have not undergone any counselling at all. The community also seeks an apology from the Government, the reason being that the Government was supposed to protect its citizens yet it allowed its security forces to violently attack them and, therefore, perpetrated gross violation of their rights. Anybody who has been My recommendation to this Government is that it should involved in the killing address the question of equality in this country. We do of Kenyans, no matter not want to feel as if we do not belong to this country. We what position he holds, demand to be treated the same just like any other Kenyan in should not be given any any part of this country. We demand for equal treatment. responsibility. Volume IV KENYA REPORT OF THE TRUTH, JUSTICE AND RECONCILIATION COMMISSION Volume IV © Truth, Justice and Reconciliation Commission, 2013 This publication is available as a pdf on the website of the Truth, Justice and Reconciliation Commission (and upon its dissolution, on the website of its successor in law). It may be copied and distributed, in its entirety, as long as it is attributed to the Truth, Justice and Reconciliation Commission and used for noncommercial educational or public policy purposes. Photographs may not be used separately from the publication. Published by Truth Justice and Reconciliation Commission (TJRC), Kenya ISBN: 978-9966-1730-3-4 Design & Layout by Noel Creative Media Limited, Nairobi, Kenya His Excellency President of the Republic of Kenya Nairobi 3 May 2013 LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL By Gazette Notice No. -
The Kenyan British Colonial Experience
Peace and Conflict Studies Volume 25 Number 1 Decolonizing Through a Peace and Article 2 Conflict Studies Lens 5-2018 Modus Operandi of Oppressing the “Savages”: The Kenyan British Colonial Experience Peter Karari [email protected] Follow this and additional works at: https://nsuworks.nova.edu/pcs Part of the Peace and Conflict Studies Commons Recommended Citation Karari, Peter (2018) "Modus Operandi of Oppressing the “Savages”: The Kenyan British Colonial Experience," Peace and Conflict Studies: Vol. 25 : No. 1 , Article 2. DOI: 10.46743/1082-7307/2018.1436 Available at: https://nsuworks.nova.edu/pcs/vol25/iss1/2 This Article is brought to you for free and open access by the Peace & Conflict Studies at NSUWorks. It has been accepted for inclusion in Peace and Conflict Studies by an authorized editor of NSUWorks. For more information, please contact [email protected]. Modus Operandi of Oppressing the “Savages”: The Kenyan British Colonial Experience Abstract Colonialism can be traced back to the dawn of the “age of discovery” that was pioneered by the Portuguese and the Spanish empires in the 15th century. It was not until the 1870s that “New Imperialism” characterized by the ideology of European expansionism envisioned acquiring new territories overseas. The Berlin Conference of 1884-1885 prepared the ground for the direct rule and occupation of Africa by European powers. In 1895, Kenya became part of the British East Africa Protectorate. From 1920, the British colonized Kenya until her independence in 1963. As in many other former British colonies around the world, most conspicuous and appalling was the modus operandi that was employed to colonize the targeted territories. -
Cartography and the Conception, Conquest and Control of Eastern Africa, 1844-1914
Delineating Dominion: Cartography and the Conception, Conquest and Control of Eastern Africa, 1844-1914 DISSERTATION Presented in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree Doctor of Philosophy in the Graduate School of The Ohio State University By Robert H. Clemm Graduate Program in History The Ohio State University 2012 Dissertation Committee: John F. Guilmartin, Advisor Alan Beyerchen Ousman Kobo Copyright by Robert H Clemm 2012 Abstract This dissertation documents the ways in which cartography was used during the Scramble for Africa to conceptualize, conquer and administer newly-won European colonies. By comparing the actions of two colonial powers, Germany and Britain, this study exposes how cartography was a constant in the colonial process. Using a three-tiered model of “gazes” (Discoverer, Despot, and Developer) maps are analyzed to show both the different purposes they were used for as well as the common appropriative power of the map. In doing so this study traces how cartography facilitated the colonial process of empire building from the beginnings of exploration to the administration of the colonies of German and British East Africa. During the period of exploration maps served to make the territory of Africa, previously unknown, legible to European audiences. Under the gaze of the Despot the map was used to legitimize the conquest of territory and add a permanence to the European colonies. Lastly, maps aided the capitalist development of the colonies as they were harnessed to make the land, and people, “useful.” Of special highlight is the ways in which maps were used in a similar manner by both private and state entities, suggesting a common understanding of the power of the map. -
April in Kenya Arusha, Tanganhika
NOT-FOR PUBLICATIO_H_ INSTITUTE OF CURRENT WORLD AFFAIRS JBG-4 Posts Restante April in Kenya Arusha, TanganHika Mr. alter S. Rogers Institute of 0urrent World Affairs 22 Fifth Avenue New York, New York Dear Mr. Rogers: During the past month in Kenya there has been more terrorist activity. The chronology of Mau Mau acts of violence continues to indicate a higher degree of tactical coordination, the obtainment and use of better weapons, and the develop- ment of better terrorist leadership. Home-made guns manufactured from iron piping with rubber band firinE mechanisms have been found in increasing quantities, a sizable cache being reported on 9th April in the Nanyuki area. On the same date in South Nyeri a security patrol was fired upon by terrorists armed with automatic weapons, probably Sten light machine guns. On the 12th, while chasing a terrorist group which had stolen a herd of cattle, a military patrol was ambushed, its point fired upon, and one tracker was killed and another left behind in the resulting withdrawal. In Nairobi on April lth a Dodge automobile was used in an unsuccessful assault against a native policeman. One of the car angsters was captured and found to be armed with an automatic pistol. A night attack" against the Kenya Regiment base camp at Nyeri was reported repulsed. In the Nairobl area two African special ollcemen manning a road block were shot dead. On April lth four Kenya Regiment men, all Euromeans, were killed by an ambush laid round a hut which they were trying to enter. A few days later in the Kariogangi area a headman and three guards disappeared. -
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pal-alam-00fm.qxd 6/14/07 6:00 PM Page i Rethinking Mau Mau in Colonial Kenya This page intentionally left blank pal-alam-00fm.qxd 6/14/07 6:00 PM Page iii Rethinking Mau Mau in Colonial Kenya S. M. Shamsul Alam, PhD pal-alam-00fm.qxd 6/14/07 6:00 PM Page iv Rethinking Mau Mau in Colonial Kenya Copyright © S. M. Shamsul Alam, PhD, 2007. All rights reserved. No part of this book may be used or reproduced in any manner whatsoever without written permission except in the case of brief quo- tations embodied in critical articles or reviews. First published in 2007 by PALGRAVE MACMILLAN™ 175 Fifth Avenue, New York, N.Y. 10010 and Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire, England RG21 6XS. Companies and representatives throughout the world. PALGRAVE MACMILLAN is the global academic imprint of the Palgrave Macmillan division of St. Martin’s Press, LLC and of Palgrave Macmillan Ltd. Macmillan® is a registered trademark in the United States, United Kingdom and other countries. Palgrave is a registered trademark in the European Union and other countries. ISBN-13: 978-1-4039-8374-9 ISBN-10: 1-4039-8374-7 Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Alam, S. M. Shamsul, 1956– Rethinking Mau Mau in colonial Kenya / S. M. Shamsul Alam. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 1-4039-8374-7 (alk. paper) 1. Kenya—History—Mau Mau Emergency, 1952–1960. 2. Mau Mau History. I. Title. DT433.577A43 2007 967.62’03—dc22 2006103210 A catalogue record of the book is available from the British Library. -
Making Peace Under the Mango Tree a Study on the Role of Local Institutions in Conflicts Over Natural Resources in Tana Delta, Kenya
Making peace under the mango tree A study on the role of local institutions in conflicts over natural resources in Tana Delta, Kenya By Joris Cuppen s0613851 Master Thesis Human Geography Globalisation, Migration and Development Supervisor: Marcel Rutten October 2013 Radboud University Nijmegen ii Abstract In this research, conflicts over natural resources in the Tana Delta and the role of local institutions are central, with a special emphasis on the 2012/2013 clashes. In this region, conflicts between the two dominant ethnic groups, the Orma (who are predominantly herders) and the Pokomo (predominantly farmers), are common. Three types of institutions are involved with conflict management and natural resource management, namely the local administration, village elders, and peace committees. As for other regions in Kenya, the authority of elders has diminished in the past decades, whereas the local administration lacks the authority and capacity to govern the region. Therefore, peace committees can play a vital role in conflict management and natural resource management. The main natural resources which are contested in the Tana delta, are water, pasture, and farmland. Although peace committees seem fairly effective with managing cross-communal conflicts and preventing any further escalation, conflict prevention needs further priority. Cross- communal agreements to manage natural resources have been less and less the case, which is one of the main factors causing conflicts. Engagement of communities in making these agreements should be one of the priorities in the post-clashes Tana delta. As for the 2012/2013 clashes, it is likely that outside interference, either prior or during the conflict, has caused the escalation of violence, which has led to the loss of almost 200 human lives, probably because of a favourable outcome of the elections held in March 2013. -
The Mau-Mau Uprising and the Emergence of Kenya: an Interview with Field Marshal Muthoni Kirima
Polycom Special Event: The Mau-Mau Uprising and the Emergence of Kenya: An Interview with Field Marshal Muthoni Kirima LESSON PLAN OVERVIEW RELATED SUBJECTS: THEME: Civics, History, Social Studies Conflict and Human Rights, Global Development, Global Politics, Colonization ESTIMATED TIME: GRADE LEVEL: 1-3 class sessions; depending on desired High school, grades 9-12 learning objectives GUIDING QUESTION(S): 1. Why did European nations colonize Africa, and what was the effect on African Civilizations? 2. What events occurred that make up the Mau-Mau uprising? Why was it resented by Europeans? 3. Describe the course of the Mau-Mau uprising. Explain why the uprising was later repressed by the Europeans. 4. What were the measures taken by government to suppress the uprising? Outline the effects of the uprising. LESSON OVERVIEW: Mau-Mau was an underground political uprising organized by the people of Kenya against British colonial rule from 1951-60. The Mau-Mau rebellion embodied the African efforts to fight for their rights after realizing that they were oppressed in their own country. It was also an indication that Africans were politically aware and determined to shape their destiny. Muthoni Kirima, a member of the Kikyu tribe grew up in the central highlands of Kenya in the 1940’s. As a young girl she worked with her parents as a sharecropper on a British settler’s citrus plantation. The working conditions on the plantation resembled slave labor and at the age of sixteen she escaped into the forest to join the resistance movement known as Mau- Mau. The Mau-Mau movement was fighting for their native lands after the British had taken vast tracts for agriculture under the guise of colonization. -
MAU MAU in NATIONAL and INTERNATIONAL CONSCIOUSNESS by Macharia Munene Introductory Remarks It Is Possible to Look at Mau Mau Co
MAU MAU IN NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL CONSCIOUSNESS By Macharia Munene Introductory Remarks It is possible to look at Mau Mau consciousness in terms of two overlapping phases of the Colonial and Post-colonial periods, represented by seminal publications which show the power of books to shape thinking and public consciousness. In the colonial period were Jomo Kenyatta’s 1938 Facing Mount Kenya, the Corfield Report in 1960. In the Post-Colonial period were John Nottingham’s The Myth of Mau Mau soon after independence, and Caroline Elkins’ 2005 Imperial Reckoning/Britain’s Gulag. Each represents a phase of consciousness with regard to the Mau Mau War and can be divided into the following segments: a. The Colonial Setting b. The shock of the Mau Mau War outbreak c. The attempted destruction of Mau Mau Consciousness d. Post-colonial ignoring or effort to rearrange Mau Mau Consciousness e. Limited revival of Consciousness The Attraction The attraction to Mau Mau consciousness is partly because there probably was no challenge to the European colonial state in Africa that captured as much global attention as the Mau Mau War in Kenya against the British and the Algerian War against the French.1 The Mau Mau War was bitter and the benefits did not always accrue to those who bore the brunt of the war.2 A few fighters benefited, but the rest appear to have been neglected. In contrast, those who had opposed the war or supported British colonialists seemingly benefited most, continue to benefit, and a feeling of betrayal cropped up that is often the subject of many debates. -
TJRC Report (Newspaper Supplement)
Seattle University School of Law Seattle University School of Law Digital Commons The Truth, Justice and Reconciliation I. Core TJRC Related Documents Commission of Kenya 5-26-2013 Final Report - TJRC Report (Newspaper Supplement) Truth, Justice, and Reconciliation Commission Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.law.seattleu.edu/tjrc-core Recommended Citation Truth, Justice, and Reconciliation Commission, "Final Report - TJRC Report (Newspaper Supplement)" (2013). I. Core TJRC Related Documents. 1. https://digitalcommons.law.seattleu.edu/tjrc-core/1 This Report is brought to you for free and open access by the The Truth, Justice and Reconciliation Commission of Kenya at Seattle University School of Law Digital Commons. It has been accepted for inclusion in I. Core TJRC Related Documents by an authorized administrator of Seattle University School of Law Digital Commons. For more information, please contact [email protected]. May 26, 2013 / Standard ON SUNDAY ADVERTISER’S ANNOUNCEMENT / Page XX TRUTH, JUSTICE AND RECONCILIATION COMMISSION Promoting Peace, Justice, National Unity, Dignity, Healing and Reconciliation Among The People of Kenya REPORT OF THE TRUTH, JUSTICE AND RECONCILIATION COMMISSION ABRIDGED VERSION INTRODUCTION Research and investigations: taking exercise and public hearings to accommodate persons with the Commission established an Investigation Department whih disabilities. The experiences of PWDs are reflected across the The Truth, Justice and Reconciliation Commission (TJRC or the was responsible for identifying and interviewing witnesses whose various Chapters of this Volume. Commission) was established in the wake of the tragic events of individual stories would contribute to the historical narrative the 2007/2008 Post-Election Violence (PEV). of gross violations of human rights in the country. -
Debating on Success of the Kenya Counter Insurgency on the Shifta War: Between Double Success and Little Consolation
International Affairs and Global Strategy www.iiste.org ISSN 2224-574X (Paper) ISSN 2224-8951 (Online) DOI: 10.7176/IAGS Vol.71, 2019 Debating on Success of the Kenya Counter Insurgency on the Shifta War: Between Double Success and Little Consolation Xavier F. Ichani 1* Reuben M. Matheka 2 Halkano A. Wario 2 1.Kenyatta University, Department of International Relations, Conflict and Strategic Studies 2.Egerton University, Department of Philosophy, History and Religion Abstract Military operations are undertaken to attain specific political and military objectives. However, what amounts to success in military operations remains unclear. Traditionally, operation success was narrowly defined in terms of objectives of the intervention. To ‘end human suffering’, ‘regime change,’ ‘capture a city,’ and ‘rescue captured troops.’ Modern definition of military success is human centric, based on tenets of just war principle of ‘do- more-good than harm.’ In this regards, operation success is achieved when and if in the intervention some people who would have died if no military assistance was granted, fail to die because the military intervened. Further, the restorative justice approach evaluates success of military operation in terms of state ability to repair harm committed by the military in the course of the war. The assumption is that military operations result in human rights violation. Using critical discourse analysis, this article interrogates the success of Kenya’s political and military objectives in the Shifta war against the four possible outcomes in war. First diplomatic and military success. Second, diplomatic and military failure. Third, diplomatic failure but military success and fourth, diplomatic success with military failure. -
World Bank Document
Public Disclosure Authorized THE GOVERNMENT OF KENYA MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT, WATER AND NATURAL RESOURCES KENYA WATER SECURITY AND CLIMATE RESILIENCE PROGRAM (KWSCRP) Public Disclosure Authorized FINAL VULNERABLE AND MARGINALISED GROUPS FRAMEWORK (VMGF) Public Disclosure Authorized (P117635) April 7th 2015 Prepared by: Tito Kodiaga and Lazarus Kubasu Nolasco Senior Environmental Specialist and Senior Social Specialist Project Management Unit Kenya Water Security and Climate Resilience Project (KWSCRP) Public Disclosure Authorized Nairobi, Kenya. Page | 1 KWSCRP Vulnerable and Marginalized Groups Framework - VMGF ABBREVIATIONS AND ACRONYMS APL Adaptable Program Loan ASAL Arid and Semi-Arid Lands AWSB Athi Water Services Board CDA Coast Development Authority CDD Community Driven Development CoK Constitution of Kenya CPS Country Partnership Strategy CAADP Comprehensive Africa Agriculture Development Program CSO Civil society organizations CWSB Coast Water Services Board DSS Decision Support System EAs Environmental Assessments EA Executing Agency EIA Environmental Impact Assessment EMCA Environmental Management and Coordination Act EMP Environmental Management Plan ESIA Environmental and Social Impact Assessment ESMF Environmental and Social Management Framework ESMP Environmental and Social Management Plan FPIC Free, prior and informed consultation FS Feasibility Study GDP Gross Domestic Product GIS Geographic Information System GIZ German Agency for International GOK Government of Kenya GRM Grievance Redress Mechanism GRC Grievance Redress -
Colonialism and the Agikuyu Women's Indigenous
COLONIALISM AND THE AGIKUYU WOMEN’S INDIGENOUS KNOWLEDGE SYSTEMS ON FOOD CROP PRODUCTION IN KIAMBU, KENYA, 1902-1963. MARTHA WANJIRU MURAYA A Research Thesis Submitted to the Graduate School in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for Award of Degree of Doctor of Philosophy in History of Chuka University. CHUKA UNIVERSTY SEPTEMBER, 2019 DECLARATION AND RECOMMENDATION ii COPYRIGHT © 2019 No size of this research may be replicated or transferred in any manner lacking written authorization from the researcher or Chuka University. All rights are reserved. iii DEDICATION This work is dedicated to my dear parents Mr. Francis Muraya and Mrs Felister Wairimu Muraya. iv ACKNOWLEDGEMENT Foremost, my sincere gratitude goes to the Almighty God for giving me the opportunity and the ability to accomplish this noble academic task and for providing me with everything I needed. It has taken His mighty hand for me to complete this study. Special thanks also go to Chuka University for giving me University innovation and commercialization research grant to facilitate the data collection, and for giving me the study leave without which this work would have been impossible. I am greatly indebted to my supervisors Dr. Lazarus K. Ngari and Dr. Geofrey K. Gathungu for their tireless effort to read and guide my work. They have been a great source of inspiration and encouragement in all stages leading to the completion of this thesis. I honor their continuous dedication, intelligence, humility and handwork. Thank you for nurturing me to the World of scholarship, God bless you abundantly. Profound appreciation is extended to the Dean, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences Prof.