02590nam 2200613 450 991082115520332120170919162637.01-4985-2148-7(CKB)3710000000635421(EBL)4503272(SSID)ssj0001639642(PQKBManifestationID)16398491(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001639642(PQKBWorkID)14884007(PQKB)10079587(PQKBManifestationID)16293159(PQKBWorkID)14883069(PQKB)21015336(MiAaPQ)EBC4503272(EXLCZ)99371000000063542120160115d2016 uy| 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrControversial chiefs in colonial Kenya the untold story of Senior Chief Waruhiu Wa Kung'u, 1890-1952 /Evanson N. WamagattaLanham :Lexington Books,2016.1 online resource (207 p.)Description based upon print version of record.1-4985-2147-9 Includes bibliographical references 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.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.Colonial administratorsKenyaBiographyKikuyu (African people)BiographyKikuyu (African people)Politics and governmentChiefdomsKenyaKiambu DistrictKiambu District (Kenya)Politics and government20th centuryKenyaPolitics and governmentTo 1963KenyaHistory1895-1963Colonial administratorsKikuyu (African people)Kikuyu (African people)Politics and government.Chiefdoms967.6203092Wamagatta Evanson N.1720761MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910821155203321Controversial chiefs in colonial Kenya4119756UNINA