Capture of Kimathi

When

21 Oct 1956

Kind

Battle

Coordinates

0.10° N, 38.00° E

Placed at the area, not an exact site.

The Capture of Kimathi was the arrest of noted Mau Mau leader Dedan Kimathi during the Mau Mau Uprising in October 1956. Kimathi had been the field commander of the Mau Mau. He was captured by British police officer Ian Henderson who used intelligence gathered from disgruntled former Mau Mau.

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