Dedan Kimathi

Dedan Kimathi Waciuri (born Kimathi wa Waciuri; 31 October 1920 – 18 February 1957) na he be de leader of de Kenya Land and Freedom Army during de Mau Mau Uprising (1952–1960) against de British colonial rule insyd Kenya insyd de 1950s. Na he be captured by de British insyd 1956 wey na dem execute am insyd 1957. Kenya gain independence insyd 1963. Kimathi be credited plus leading efforts make dem create formal military structures within de Mau Mau, wey dey convene a war council insyd 1953. Na he, along plus Baimungi M'marete, Musa Mwariama, Kubu Kubu, General China den Muthoni Kirima, be one of de Field Marshals.

Kenyan nationalists dey view am as a freedom fighter insyd de Kenyan struggle for independence, while na de British colonial authorities see Kimathi as a terrorist, wey according to historian David Anderson "na dem do all dem fi to besmirch ein reputation."David Anderson, Histories of the Hanged: The Dirty War in Kenya and the End of Empire (2005) p.287Branch, Daniel: Defeating Mau Mau, Creating Kenya: Counterinsurgency, Civil War, and Decolonization. Cambridge University Press, New York 2009, . Despite na dem view am negatively by Kenya ein first two presidos, Jomo Kenyatta den Daniel arap Moi, na Kimathi den ein fellow Mau Mau rebels be officially recognised as heroes insyd de struggle for Kenyan independence under de Mwai Kibaki administration, wey dey culminate insyd de unveiling of a Kimathi statue insyd 2007. Na dis be reinforced by de passage of a new Constitution insyd 2010 wey dey call for recognition of national heroes.

 Early life 
Na Kimathi be likely born around 1920 insyd today ein Nyeri County, wer na ein poppie, dey value education, send am to school. Kimathi excell wey na dem note ein skills insyd writing den speech. Anderson dey wrep however dat na Kimathi be fiercely competitive, bullying, wey na he frequently be disciplined by teachers. Kimathi travel to Nairobi insyd de late 1930s wey na he join de British army insyd 1940 buh, according to Anderson, na dem discharge am after one month, allegedly for drunkenness den violence. Na he move from job to job, from swineherd to primary school teacher, from wich na dem reportedly dismiss am after accusations of violence against ein pupils.

 Ein life matter 
Na Kimathi be married to Mukami Kimathi. Among dema kiddies be sons Wachiuri den Maina den daughters Nyambura, Waceke, Wangeci, Nyakinyua Nyawira, Muthoni, Wangui den Wanjugu.The Standard: 3 October 2005 Na de government construct a three-bedroomed house for Mukami at ein farm insyd Kinangop, Nyandarua County insyd 2009 wey dem provide ein plus a double cabin pickup for private use insyd 2012. Insyd 2010, na Kimathi ein widow request say make dem renew de search for ein husby ein body so she fi give am a proper burial.Kenya urged to find Mau Mau leader Dedan Kimathi's body BBC News, 11 October 2010< Mukami Kimathi die on 4 anaa 5 May 2023 wey na dem bury am insyd Njabini Kinangop.

 Places dem name after Kimathi 

 Dedan Kimathi University of Technology (Nyeri Country)
 Dedan Kimathi Stadium, Nyeri, Kenya (dem formerly know as Kamukunji Grounds)The Standard, 4 November 2009: RESTORING LOST GLORY: Nyeri half Marathon organisers keen to make the event a success
 Kimathi Street, Nairobi, Kenya – One of de main roads insyd Nairobi ein Central Business District den wer der be a statue insyd ein honor
 Dedan Kimathi Road, Lusaka, Zambia - e dey situate on dis road be de Intercity Bus Terminus den ZCAS University.
 Kimathi Avenue, Kampala, Uganda
 Dedan Kimathi Road, Mombasa, Kenya
 Kimathi Road, Nyeri Town, Kenya
 Kimathi Road, Nanyuki Town, Kenya
 Dedan Kimathi Street, Embalenhle, Mpumalanga, South Africa
 Dedan Kimathi Memorial High School, Nyeri, Kenya
 Kimathi Crescent, Isamilo, Mwanza, Tanzania

 Popular culture den further reading 

 The Trial of Dedan Kimathi (play) – Micere Mugo den Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o
 Karimi, Joseph (2013). Dedan Kimathi: The Whole Story. Jomo Kenyatta Foundation.
 Mukami Kimathi (2017). Mau Mau Freedom Fighter. Mdahalo Bridging Divides Limited.

 Kahiga, Samuel (1990). Dedan Kimathi: The Real Story.
 Maina wa Kinyatti. Kenya's Freedom Struggle: The Dedan Kimathi Papers.
 Jabali Afrika (2011). Dedan Kimathi (song)Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine: 

 References 

 External links 
 Daily Nation: Villagers' fond memories of Mau Mau hero Kimathi
 Kenya Times: Did Kimathi die in vain? Archived 18 May 2006 at the Wayback Machine
 Dedan Kimathi's background (article in the middle of the page)
 A brief discussion of the uprising
 Report from Kenya

Category:1920 births
Category:1957 deaths
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Category:Kenyan people
Category:British colonial army soldiers
Category:British Army personnel of World War II
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Category:Revolutionaries dem execute
Category:Kenyan rebels
Category:Kikuyu people
Category:People dem execute by British Kenya by hanging
Category:People wey komot Nyeri County
Category:People of de Mau Mau rebellion
Category:People dem convict of illegal possession of weapons
Category:African revolutionaries