1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910821155203321

Autore

Wamagatta Evanson N.

Titolo

Controversial chiefs in colonial Kenya : the untold story of Senior Chief Waruhiu Wa Kung'u, 1890-1952 / / Evanson N. Wamagatta

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Lanham : , : Lexington Books, , 2016

ISBN

1-4985-2148-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (207 p.)

Disciplina

967.6203092

Soggetti

Colonial administrators - Kenya

Kikuyu (African people)

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

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

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.

Sommario/riassunto

This book documents the life of Senior Chief Waruhiu, one of colonial Kenya's most controversial chiefs, from his birth in 1890 to his death in 1952.