History of Kenya
Mrs.
Nardi's 9th Grade World History Class
Lenox Memorial High School, Lenox, Massachusetts
Questions to Consider
Origins of Mau Mau
1. Who was the first muthamaki of the Kikuyu to resist efforts to subjugate him?
2. Who was the English captain who made an agreement with Wayaki wa Hinga?
3. How did the Kikuyu respond to the breaking of the agreement?
4. How, then, did the British arrest and kill Wayaki?
5. What was his prophecy?
6. After WWI, what Kikuyu leader came forward to lead resistance to the British oppression?
7. After his arrest and exile, what organization became the engine for resistance?
8. By 1945, what more radical political organization was established?
9. Within the KAU, what was the name of the group of militant ex-servicemen who would make a living in the city of Nairobi?
10. How did their experience during the war change the struggle within Kenya?
11. How were they connected to the folks in the reserves?
12. After the removal of the "squatters" from Olenguruone, what events began to spread like wildfire?
13. How were the members of this rebellious group different from the senior politicicans of the KAU?
14. Who are the lumpernproletariat?
15. What name did the British use to describe the uprising?
16. What did the freedom fighters call themselves?
17. How does this name reflect their attitudes and goals of the movement?
18. What measures did the colonial goverment institute to stop the uprising?