Its name is of uncertain origin, as some claim that it is the name of a range of hills, while others claim that it was a nonsensical name applied by British settlers to demean the natives.
Its name is of uncertain origin, as some claim that it is the name of a range of hills, while others claim that it was a nonsensical name applied by British settlers to demean the natives. Others believe it is an acronym,* Mzungu Aenda Ulaya – Mwafrika Apate Uhuru, which translates from Kiswahili as "Let the white man go back abroad so that the African can get his independence". Though the Kikuyu tribe formed the core of the resistance, they did not use the name. FTP, what is this uprising from 1952 to 1960, which paved the way for Kenyan independence in 1963?
Its name is of uncertain origin, as some claim that it is the name of a range of hills, while others claim that it was a nonsensical name applied by British settlers to demean the natives.
Mau Mau Rebellion or Mau Mau Uprising or Mau Mau Revolt