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Article: Mau Mau: Ever-present past
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- New African
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- August 1, 2009
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To understand the implications of the Mau Mau lawsuit against the British government, we have to look at Africa's historical relationship to the West and separate the image from the reality. The European "Enlightenment" of the 1600s sought to civilise Africans, introduce reason and logic to them, and equip them with the key to heaven through Christianity. However, the reality underneath this image was one of torture, murder, and slavery. Mukoma Wa Ngugi reports.
AFTER DELAYS CAUSED BY THE OUTBREAK OF VIOLENCE in Kenya following the December 2007 elections, survivors of the Mau Mau war for independence have finally filed a lawsuit against Her Majesty's Government (HMG) for "personal injuries ...