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Mau Mau Uprising: Independence
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[M]ost of these same men and women who had fought for the Mau Mau gained little benefit. In newly independent Kenya, they were excluded from public life and preferment, the spoils of independence going to the wealthy and educated Africans who had a vested interest in marginalizing them. A black elite simply replaced the white one.
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From 1952 until 1956, the Kikuyu tribe revolted against the white settlers in what is known as the Mau Mau Uprising. The rebellion, though not a military success, helped to set the stage for Kenyan independence, attained in 1963.
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It is clear from peoples comment that many are not aware of the history and that independence was given not won long after the mau mau uprising was defeated. infact it came as a deal struck by the Europeans and Kenya hence why some Europeans were allowed to continue owning land in Kenya after independence.
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It happened through the Mau Mau uprising during the struggle for independence. It was the only effective means during the clamour for restoration of multiparty politics in late 1980s and early 1990s and now, for comprehensive constitutional and institutional changes.
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