What the records say
- When
- 26 Mar 1953
- Kind
- Massacre
- Coordinates
- 1.03° S, 36.63° E
- Description
- aspect of Kenyan history
Placed at the town its title names, Lari.
Lari massacre
Massacre during the Mau Mau Uprising
The Lari massacre was an incident during the Mau Mau Uprising in which the Mau Mau massacred approximately 74 people, including some members of the loyalist Home Guard, but mostly their families: women, children and elderly relatives. Those murdered included prominent local loyalist Luka Kahangara. A total of 309 rebels were prosecuted for the massacre, of whom 136 were convicted.
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