Assassination of Waruhiu

Assassination of Waruhiu
Part of Mau Mau Uprising
Date 7 October 1952 Location 7 miles outside Nairobi, Kenya Result Declaration of State of Emergency
Belligerents
United Kingdom	Mau Mau
Commanders and leaders
	John Mbiu Koinange
Strength
	3
Casualties and losses
1 dead

The Assassination of Waruhiu was the murder of Kenyan Chief Waruhiu by the Mau Maus on 7 October 1952.^[1] The Chief was a supporter of the unwelcomed Colonial British presence in Kenya and was shot in his car; 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."^[2] His death helped lead to the declaration of a State of Emergency in Kenya.^[3][4]

References

1. "TERRORISTS SEIZED AT INITIATION CEREMONY.". The Mercury (Hobart, Tas. : 1860 – 1954). Hobart, Tas.: National Library of Australia. 11 October 1952. p. 25. Retrieved 30 November 2013.
2. "40 MAU MAU INITIATES TAKEN IN RAID BY KENYA POLICE.". Examiner (Launceston, Tas. : 1900 – 1954). Launceston, Tas.: National Library of Australia. 11 October 1952. p. 21. Retrieved 30 November 2013.
3. "Mau Mau Activities and the Unrest in Kenya" by Malcolm Davies The Antioch Review Vol. 13, No. 2 (Summer, 1953), pp. 221–233
4. "The Bloody Mau Mau Revolt" By Marguerite Michaels Time Monday, Mar. 31, 2003 accessed 30 November 2013