Controversial chiefs in colonial Kenya
the untold story of Senior Chief Waruhiu Wa Kung'u, 1890-1952
Wamagatta, Evanson N., Evanson N. Wamagatta.
creator
author.
text
bibliography
biography
Biographies.
mdu
2016
monographic
eng
xiv, 189 pages : illustrations, portrait, map ; 24 cm
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.
Evanson N. Wamagatta.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 175-179) and index.
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Kung'u, Waruhiu wa
1890-1952
Colonial administrators
Kenya
Biography
Kikuyu (African people)
Biography
Kikuyu (African people)
Politics and government
Chiefdoms
Kenya
Kiambu District
Kiambu District (Kenya)
Politics and government
20th century
Kenya
Politics and government
To 1963
Kenya
History
1895-1963
DT433.576.K86 W36 2016
967.6203092
Controversial chiefs in colonial Kenya
Wamagatta, Evanson N., author.
Lanham : Lexington Books, 2016
(DLC) 2016002754
9781498521475
2016002270
IEN/DLC
160115
20260505120126.0
18938202
eng