Assassination of Waruhiu

The Assassination of Waruhiu was the murder of Kenyan Chief Waruhiu by the Mau Maus on October 9th, 1952.[1] The Chief was a supporter of the Colonial British presence in Kenya and had been awarded the MBE.[2] At a location seven miles outside Nairobi he was ambushed shot in his car by three gun-men.[3] A few days before his death Chief Waruhiu had condemned Mau Mau. [4] At his funeral, Governor Evelyn Baring called him "a great man, a great African and a great citizen of Kenya, who met his death in the service of his own people and his Government."[5] His death helped contribute to the declaration of a state of emergency in Kenya two weeks later.[6][7]

Assassination of Waruhiu
Part of Mau Mau Uprising
Date9 October 1952
Location
7 miles outside Nairobi, Kenya
Result Declaration of State of Emergency
Belligerents

British Empire

  • Kenya
 Mau Mau
Commanders and leaders
Unknown John Mbiu Koinange
Strength
Unknown 3
Casualties and losses
1 killed Unknown

References
  1. "TERRORISTS SEIZED AT INITIATION CEREMONY". The Mercury. Hobart, Tasmania. 11 October 1952. p. 25. Retrieved 30 November 2013 – via National Library of Australia.
  2. Henderson, Ian (1958). 'Man-hunt in Kenya. New York: Doubleday. p. 11.
  3. Henderson, Ian (1958). 'Man-hunt in Kenya. New York: Doubleday. p. 11.
  4. Henderson, Ian (1958). 'Man-hunt in Kenya. New York: Doubleday. p. 11.
  5. "40 MAU MAU INITIATES TAKEN IN RAID BY KENYA POLICE". The Examiner. Launceston, Tas. 11 October 1952. p. 21. Retrieved 30 November 2013 – via National Library of Australia.
  6. "Mau Mau Activities and the Unrest in Kenya" by Malcolm Davies The Antioch Review Vol. 13, No. 2 (Summer, 1953), pp. 221–233
  7. "The Bloody Mau Mau Revolt" by Marguerite Michaels Time Monday, March 31, 2003; accessed 30 November 2013
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