Mau Mau Rebellion

The Mau Mau Rebellion was an African movement in Kenya against the british rule. The goal of the movement was to remove the British rule and European settlers from the country. It lasted from 1952 to 1960. The Appropriation of land is on key element that brought about the Rebellion. The African Community was tired of having their grievances ignored. The KiKuyu group were the first to lead toward resistance against the British. In 1952 they began a campaign of violence against the Europeans and disloyal Africans.

In 1952, Jomo Kenyatta, a leader of the Kenya Afrian Union, was arrested and charged with organizing the Mau Mau. He was sentenced to seven years in prison. In 1961 he was released and in 1963 he was elected prime minister in Kenya's first multi-racial election. He served as the first prime minister and president of Kenya.

By the end of the Mau Mau Rebellion , for the Mau Mau society 10,527 were killed in action, 2,633 captured, 26,625 arrested, 2,714 surrendered, and from 70,000 to 100,000 were interned. For the British Empire close to 100 Europeans and 2000 Africans were killed. There were quite abit of casualties during this movement but they wanted to be heard. Even though the Rebellion turned out to be a military failue, Kenya did recieve independence. A great deal of that independence can be credited to the Mau Mau Rebellion, the outcome of the rebellion gained recognition of African grivances and the efforts for correction.