Category: mau mau

The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee and Historical Revisionism

Commentary Historical revisionism involves the exploration of new perspectives on past events. Such exploration might find new evidence which adds to humankind’s understanding and knowledge of history. The aim is always “to find the truth in a past occurrence, complete historical panoramas, and enrich the way we view the events that have shaped our current…


Revisiting the 1950s Mau Mau Insurrection in Kenya

Commentary The Mau Mau uprising happened in Kenya in the 1950s, and revisionist historians have argued that the uprising was a peasant’s revolt to force Kenya’s independence. It resulted in at least 30,000 horrific killings, mostly committed by the Kikuyu, against other members of this tribe and white British settlers. A recently published book challenges…