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A list of Kenyans who contributed to Kenya's struggle for liberation from colonial rule.[1]
Name
Born
Died
Additional Notes
Jaramogi Oginga Odinga
October 1911
20 January 1994
Joryme Okoth was a Luo chieftain
Harry Thuku
1895
1970
Politician
James Beauttah
Led the Kikuyu Central Association, Kenya's first all-African political organization. With Joseph Kang'ethe and later Jomo Kenyatta in 1924.
Field Marshal Dedan Kimathi
31 October 1920
18 February 1957
Leader of the Kenya Land and Freedom Army and the Mau Mau Uprising
Martin Shikuku
1933
22 August 2012
Former Butere MP.
Paul Ngei
18 October 1923
15 August 2004
Politician who was imprisoned for his roles in the anti-colonial movement. He later held ministerial positions after independence.
Ronald Ngala
1923
1972
Politician who led the Kenya African Democratic Union political party from its creation in 1960 until its dissolution in 1964.[2]
Tom Mboya
15 August 1930
5 July 1969
Trade unionist, educator, Pan Africanist, author, independence activist, cabinet minister, and a Founding father
Masinde Muliro
1922
14 August 1992
Politician and shaper of the political landscape of independent Kenya.
Achieng Oneko
1920
9 June 2007
Politician who was arrested for his part in the Mau Mau rebellion. He was elected for the Nakuru Town Constituency seat and appointed Minister for Information, Broadcasting and Tourism under Kenyatta.
Bildad Kaggia
1922
7 March 2005
Nationalist, activist and politician who established himself as a militant nationalist
Koitalel Arap Samoei
1860
19 October 1905
Orkoiyot, the supreme chief of the Nandi people of Kenya. He led the Nandi resistance.
Esau Khamati Oriedo
1888
1 December 1992
Trade unionist, philanthropist, legal scholar, and independence activist who was detained and tortured 1952 – 1957 at Kapenguria together Koinange wa Mbiyu (d.1960), Jomo Kenyatta, and others for his role in the anti-colonial movement. Provided legal advocacy to fellow Kenyans charged with political crimes during struggle for independence. a He was a stalwart advocate against impious xenophobic stance towards African cultural values by the colonial era Christian church.
Kungu Karumba
1902
Unknown
Nationalist and freedom-fighter who was a member of the Kapenguria Six. Karumba and five other men were arrested on October 20, 1952, due to their involvement with the Mau Mau.
Pio Gama Pinto
31 March 1927
25 February 1965
Journalist, politician and freedom fighter. He was a socialist leader and became independent Kenya's first martyr in 1965.
Field Marshal Musa Mwariama
1928
1989
Revolutionary leader of the Mau Mau in Meru and the highest-ranking Mau Mau leader who survived the war while avoiding capture.
Koinange Wa Mbiyu
1865
1960
Kikuyu Paramount chief who was imprisoned for his role in the Mau Mau movement in Kiambu.
Jomo Kenyatta
c. 1897
22 August 1978
An anti-colonial activist and politician who was detained for his role in the anti-colonial movement. He governed Kenya as its Prime Minister from 1963 to 1964 and then as its first President from 1964 to his death in 1978. He was the country's first indigenous head of government and played a significant role in the transformation of Kenya from a colony of the British Empire into an independent republic.
Makhan Singh
27 December 1913
18 May 1973
Sardar Makhan Singh was the first Trade Unionist and arguably played the most pivotal role in the Kenyan Freedom Movement. He disrupted the English trade and commerce activities and was titled "Maharaja Nairobi".
^"A Brief History of Kenya". sudaneseonline.com (in Arabic). 2005-03-02. Retrieved 2019-03-05.
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