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Mathare : an urban bastion of anti-oppression struggle in Kenya

Title

Mathare : an urban bastion of anti-oppression struggle in Kenya / Samuel Gathanga Ndung'u.

Author

Ndung'u, Samuel Gathanga

Publication

[Cantley, Québec] : Daraja Press, [2022]
©2022

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Description

72 pages : illustrations (chiefly color); 23 cm

Summary

"History is written by the victors of any war. But what happens when the victors forget to write down their history or omit the cog of the struggle? This is the untold story of Mathare Slum that has never been told to the world: the role it played in the anti-colonial struggle and the planning ground for the Mau Mau (Kenya Land and Freedom Army) struggle which culminated with the fall of the British Colonial Empire in Kenya in the midnight of December 12th 1963. Mathare has also played a critical role in the anti-oppression struggle against the four regimes that we've had since independence and continues to do so up to date. This history has not been documented and has only been done piecemeal. This has over time eroded the rich history of Mathare and led to a distorted history of once a planning ground and a bulwark of Kenya Land and Freedom Army. The current generation is not cognizant of the critical role Mathare played in the independence of our country."--

Subject

Genre/Form

History

Note

Co-published by Zand Graphics Ltd.

Bibliography (note)

Includes bibliographical references (pages 64-65).

Additional Formats (note)

Issued also in electronic format.

ISBN

9781990263422
1990263429

OCLC

on1336606908
SCSB-14608174

Owning Institutions

Princeton University Library