This event was triggered by resentment over land grants in the White Highlands, and the traditional Gikuyu practice of oathing was co-opted in this event.
One key figure in this event had formerly served as a film extra in Paul Robeson's  Sanders of the River. That man changed his last name to a type of sash. Atrocities committed during this event include those that took place at (*)  Embakasi Prison, where prisoners were involved in building an airport. Sir Evelyn Baring was      charged with responding to this event. This event was triggered by resentment over land grants in the White Highlands, and the traditional Gikuyu practice of oathing was co-opted in this event. The name of this rebellion is, in fact, a repetitive but artificial British invention. For 10 points, name this Kenyan independence uprising that was ultimately crushed.
One key figure in this event had formerly served as a film extra in Paul Robeson's  Sanders of the River.
Mau Mau  Rebellion