COLONIAL VILLAGES RADICALLY CHANGED AFRICAN SOCIETY - DR. GERISHON MWITI

In this interesting - and at times hilarious - interview, Dr. Gerishon Mwiti tells of
how he was introduced to Mau Mau as a small boy. Being one of the few literate
people from his village, he would be called upon to read newspapers for the
mostly illiterate soldiers of the Kenya African Rifles (KAR). He also provides
interesting insights into the life of Gen Ruku, Gen. Mwariama and Gen. Baimungi.
He explains how racism and the general mistreatment meted out to Africans,
unfair taxation, as well as the appropriation of land by colonial authorities
constituted the major grievances that led to the war. Dr Mwiti also talks about
the impact of the Mau Mau war on the lives of the Africans. And the impact
was truly profound; concentration camps popularized shopping, restaurants,
and even pit latrines which were uncommon at the time. The war turned African
lives upside down and inside out and life was never the same again for the
Africans. Dr. Mwiti, a trained civil engineer who went to study and obtain a
PhD in leadership from Fuller, hailed from Katheri in Meru, a village that is
famous for its contribution to the Mau Mau war. Dr. Mwiti was the author
of numerous books, including the INCORRUPTIBLE, a book published by
the Nairobi Academic Press about virtuous Kenyans who refuse to be
corrupted. Dr. Mwiti was, until his death last year, a leadership consultant. He
will also be remembered as one of the drafters of the chapter on national
values in the Kenyan constitution (2010).

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