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Wamagatta, Evanson N.,

Controversial chiefs in colonial Kenya : the untold story of Senior Chief Waruhiu Wa Kung'u, 1890-1952 / Evanson N. Wamagatta. - xiv, 189 pages : illustrations, portrait, map ; 24 cm

Includes bibliographical references (pages 175-179) and index.

Early colonial chiefs in Kiambu district, 1902-1922 -- Waruhiu's early life, 1890-1916 -- Quest for power, 1917-1922 -- Relationship with the colonizers, 1922-1952 -- Relationship with the colonized, 1922-1952 -- Councilor of Kiambu Local Native Council, 1925-1952 -- Life behind the scenes, 1922-1952 -- Prelude to Waruhiu's murder, 1941-1952 -- Assassination of Senior Chief Waruhiu -- Who killed Waruhiu and why? -- Conclusion.

ISBN: 9781498521475

LCCN: 2016002270

Subjects--Personal Names:
Kung'u, Waruhiu wa, 1890-1952.

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Colonial administrators--Kenya--Biography.
Kikuyu (African people)--Biography.
Kikuyu (African people)--Politics and government.
Chiefdoms--Kenya--Kiambu District.

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
Kiambu District (Kenya)--Politics and government--20th century.
Kenya--Politics and government--To 1963.
Kenya--History--1895-1963.

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Biographies.

LC Class. No.: DT433.576.K86 / W36 2016

Dewey Class. No.: 967.6203092