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AND TRIAL OF
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 CHARACTERS.
SIR CI The Governor.

MR. L The Financial Secretary.

MR. COx-UNS A High Court Judge.

COLONEL LEONARD An Army Officer.

MR. PLANT A White Farmer.

MR. JOMO KENYATTA )

MR. ODIMGA OGIMGA ) .
MR. GHICHURU ) ALL Nationalist
MR. TOM MBOYA )
MRS. KIWANUKA )

CHIEF BAKOSI ) Paramount Rulers Of

CHIEF BOLIKANA ) The Kikuyu Tribe.

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account of the Kenyatta 'ftpiso'de but ah immagi.iary acc'otitit}of ft.
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It tells us how Jomo Kenyatta suffered for his country
all beacuse he want to see "his people' free.
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It is a good thriller and fiuy ((l cease icthk 'opjJprtunity
to appologise to any body that may be Incovenienced by r the
contents of this drama.
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The inconvience is highly ...regretted.
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THOMAS TGUH
 The white settlers in Kenya conspire to deprive Africans of
their lands. There is a recentment by Africans.

(Scene opens in the Governor's house in Nairobi.)

CURTAIN OPENS

(Enter Sir Clement, Mr. Landers, Mr. Collins, Colonel Leonard

and Mr. Plant)

(Sir Clement: I must have to thank all of you for

knowing my invitation to this August meeting.
We must have to bend down and discus every
item on the Agenda for our continued occupa­
tion of this wild African country is strictly in
the balance. It is a fact that this is an African
country but can't we change and make Kenya
a secoud South \frica? Over half of the Britains
in Kenya have chosen to make it their country
and if that be the case, those Britains must be
allowed to have a thorough grip of the lands.
So I hope and pray that we may be led to
arrive at eood concessions,) by the Almighty
God.

Mr. Landers.- The first item on the Agenda is on

land matters.

Sir Clement.- I want to hear your views gentlemen

for this a burning issue.

Mir. Landers.- African is gast on the road of civilisa­

tion and unless we use iron hands now to press
inhabitants of this area down, I am affraid we
must be prepared to pack and go one day
not very far from now. This question of how to
propotion farm lands between the Kenyans and
ourselves is a very simple thing to me. We
must not cut our noses to make our faces fine!
 What the people of Kenya want, is nothing but Iron
hand. If you handle them in the normal way, you
will loose your respect before them. But when you
are tough with them, then will they be affraid of
you. Then will they respect you and will they
carry out what ever you command them to do. It
is a fact that this is an African country, and it is
a fact too that the people of Kenya are the sole
owners of every inch of land in their country! But
of what use do you think that a costly fountain
pen will be to an illiterate African?

If we allow these Kenyans to control farm

lands it will tantamout to present camear to a
blind man. We must enact a law which will enable
the government to be the sole distributors of farm
lands. And when this is done, the government must
give the low lands to the whites while the high
lands go to the Africans.

We must decide now for I see no reason why

the whites who are in the position of developing the
Economy of this country should not be given access
to the low lands. So conclusively speaking; I appeal to
the governor to make it possible for the whites to
control all the productive farm lands. If this is not
done then must we say good-bye to Kenya
flie sits down/.

S i r C l e m e n t : Very good
Mr. Landers, I understand
you. We must try our best to see tlrat we
Tighten our grip on this country before it is too
late for it would not be too far form now before
Kenya produces her own Azikiwe and Nkrumah.

M r . C o l l i n s : I stand to speak in support of Mr. Lan­

ders. I have myself decided to make Kenya my
home and so have over three quaters of the
Britains in Ken/a decided. What do you
think our feelings will be if we were asked to
pack and go one day? where shall we pack to? shall

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we pack to London where we have no lands or
shall we live in the air?

All these questions which we should put into

consideration. Have a look at South Africa ! It has
a population of ten million Africans and half a
million whites. Bnt today the whites are in complete
ontrol of every single thing in that country. Look
at Australlia It was previously inhabited by the black
race but it is now on all white country.
What we need now is nothing short wild beasts that
inhabit this country; so that we shall one day make
them strangers in their own land.

An African is a poor man! From where will he

get money to develop large scale farm lands? But
there are today more than fifty thosand British farmers
resident in Kenya who are prep . red Sink millions
of pounds into the soil and who have teen denied of
the right to make farms by the Kenyans.
I strongly appeal to your excelencey to dedare al
farm lands "CROWN LAND" and make it impossible
for the African to cultivate on the low lands. We
ITU.st know that we are the custodians of Kenya and as
such, I see no reason why we should not live up
to expectation.

Let me refer your excelency the Federation of

Rodeshia and Nyasaland! It is as you know a collection
of three African Countries with less than one million
whites. But the whites domiciled there were lip to the
responsiblity. It is now an offence for an African to
enter a white church or a white pub. The African
no longer move for freely in his own country
Can't we here in Kenya adopt such measures on the
blacks? Can't wc make impossible for them to have
a say in the government? Can we not afford to use
force in order to humilliate and subjugate them

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 Let aie conclude by asking his exelency to roll
us his sleeves and see to it that our position in this
country is as secured if not more than that of the
Africans. Let us build another white nation in this
continent of. Africa ! Allowing the African to
to make use of the vast productive low lands is
just killing the soil. It is like administering poi on
to a promissing land (He sits down,).

Mr. Plant: Very good Mr. Collins and thank you too
Mr. Landers: I am happy you all _ appreciate
the condition in which we rBritain live in this
country which we built. The government is
lagging behind expectation - I'm sorrv to say,
for I see no reason why things should be
allowed to go on as they are now.

When I came to this country, and that

is about fifty years, ago, it was nothing short of
the wild Amazon jungles. Cannibalism and human
sacrifice were the orders of the day! There was not
a single bicycle cr spoon. Soon as we saw things in
that condition, we went into the jungles and handed
over Western Civilisation to them. We built schools,
roads, hospitals, towns, and many other numerable
things. Why should we who have suffered so much
be deprived of use of farm lands? Many of us
have millions of pounds to be sunk into the soil
but have not so far had the opportunity of doing it.

The Africans say No when once you appro­

ach for farm lands and the go. eminent will be-
faiiling in its duties if it doesn't come the rescue
of over half a moillion white farmers who have
lands on which to ci Itivate. We made Kenya our
home land and I see no reason why we should
make ourselves strangers in our land! I appeal to
the government to step in by declaring all the farm
lands " CROWN LAND "' and then reserve the low
1 a n d s for w h t i e f a r m e r w h i I e the

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Africans have the high lands. They may say 110 when
told of it but never you loose sight ot the faet that
giving out the low lands to blacks tantamomats to
murdering the economy of Kenya. Why should the
government of this country not follow the foot prints
of those of South Africa, Angola and the Federation
of Rodeshia and Nyassaland? The fate of the whole
whites in Kenya lies on your execllency's hands I most
humbly beg you to come to our rescue for we may
be asked to pack and go by these Africans any day
if we don't take care.
S i r C l e m e n t . - Thank you very much Mr. Plant. What
have you to say colonel Leonard?
C o l o n e l L e o n a r d : Oh well, I have nothing more than
what the last speakers said. It is a fact that we
occupy Kenya but I'm affraid we have not made
the Kenyans know that they are being ruled by
us. The black race by nature are not farmers.
Astropology tells us that they are wood chappers
and water drawers. They know nothing about
farming and allowing them to cultivate on the
low lands will amount to a sin. They should be
made to go into the woods to chop wood
and burnt game. .
S i r C l e m e n t / So you are all of the opinion that the
government should make the low lands a white
reserve while the high lands go to the monkeys?
Mr.- Plant.- Certainly nost you exelency/
S i r C l e m e n t . - 1 am happy I have now understood the
feelings of the white population. It is now lett
to me and my government to make the necessary
arrangement and enact the necessary laws to
bring things in line with your demand.
ALanders.' How soon should we except the changes
vour excellency for we are now in a great delinma.
Sir Clement.- hvery thing will be ready by two weeks
time. The Africans must be told that he is an
infeiior race!
CURTAIN FALLS

END OF SCENE I

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 SCENE 2

IN CHIEF BOLIKANA'S COMPOUND

CURTAIN OPENS

(Enter Chief Bolikana in his traditional dress. He continues to

walk around the compound.)

Chief Bolikana: (Carrying up his head) About fifty

years ago before 1 allowed the first Britain to
enter Kikuyu Soil, there was nothing like Land
ownership or reservation of land for any parti­
cular tribe. My subjects were able to plant their
yams on any piece of land; what does the Gover­
nor mean in his letter when he said; "From the
above date, it is an offence punishable under
section 720 of the lands ordinance for any
African to carry out any type of Agricultural
work on the low lands" (He thinks for a
while and then shouts, 1 Ukata/ Ukata!!
(Enter Ukata,)
Ukatah.' Sir.
Chief Bolikana. Go to the talking drums and
summon all the sons and daughters of ibis
land! Tell them to hurry up to my palace
right now for war is approaching us!
(At this stage Ukatah hurries to the mighty talking drums and
starts calling the people in the traditional way.)

Chief Bolikana.' We
have no bombs, neightcr ha\e
we machine guns but it's gone be a war to
a finish!

Ukatah .* What is wrong Sir. 9

Chief Bolikana.' (In a harshvoice) What are you

doing here? Get your gun to the drums!

Ukatah.' I have transmitted your message Sir and I

am sure that everybody heard the drums.

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 Chief Bolikana.- Then begin to carry out chairs and
benches.

Enter a crowd of over one hundred thousands inculding men like Jomo
Kenyatta, Tom Mboya, Mr. Odimga-Ogimga, Mr. Gichuru, Chief Bakosi.

Iom Mboya-. Lessn your noise country men anp let

us hear Bolikana/
1st Citizen: Peace every body!
2nd Citizen: Hail Bolikana / You are our King, speak
and let us hear you.
Chief Bolikana .* My good children, country men, it
is a pity yon have all left your homes to this
place when you should be relaxing. But take it
from me ; there is no smoke without fire.

Just about an hour ago, someboby from the

Governor's Office came in and banded this letter
over to ne. (He holds the letter aloft) To be
candid the contents of this very letter is a direct
insult on the people of Kenya.
iom Mboya: Read the letter OH MIGHTY BOLIKANA!
1st Citizen.' We want to hear the contents of the letter
3rd Citizen.- Woe unto he who wrote the letter
Chief Bolkana.- Lessen the noise and let me read it.
jomo Kenyatta.- Who is the author of the letter?
Cnief Bolikana.- Lend me your ears country men for
the contents of this letter is such that no one
should miss a word of it. The letter reads.-

The Governor's Office

REF/7792/50.
To Chief Bolikana,
"Kikuyu Palace,"
Sir,
This is to inform you that my government
has passed a law m a k i n g
it punishable for any Kenya-African to cultivate on
the law lands. They said 'low land' has been dedar-
red an European reservation while the high lands go
to the Africans.
From the above date, it is an offence punishable
under Section 720 ©f the lands Ordinance for any
African to carry out any type of Agricultural work
on the low land.
You hereby asked to advise your subjects on
the new law. The punishment for anybody found
guilty of breaking above law is a minimum of five
years imprisonment.
I am,
Your sincerely,
Sir Clement.

Jomo Kenyatta: That is arrant rubbish/ That law

must be revoked or I will be the first person to
shed his blood for it.
Mr. Odimga-Ogimga: We shall rally around you Jomo

Tom Mboya The only thing we need now is leadership

Mr. Ghuchuru-. Jomo Kenyatta is our leader.

Chief Bolikana.' I am still on my feet country men

1st Citizen.' Let us hear Bolikana! We want to hear

him.

Ukatoh.' Peace loh! Bolikana speaks.

Chief Bolikana.- My good country men, you heard

with your own ears what the contents of the
letter are. j regard it as a direct insult on our
persons. I never knew the white man would one
day try to make us slaves. How can we be
strangers in our own land? What right has the
Governor to say that no African should farm
on the low lands? How can they come from over
seven thousand miles away to cease our land?

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Jomo Kenyatto: You can sit down (Chief Bolikana
for you have spoken a lot. Do you all know me?
he asks the crowd (At this stage, Shouts of
"Jomo Kenyatta" can be heard from the thick
gathering.)

Jomo Kenyatta: You know me very well, I am happy.

Never in the history of the world Colonialism
have I read of a Government as depostic and
as dictatorial in action and out work as the present
Goverment of Kenya. A law has been passed
making it an offence for us to farm on our own
lands, Oh/ what a grevious crim/ I have visited
plenty countries and have neighter seen nor
fceird of a law as obvius and ambigous as this
Country men, we must defend our mother land
if Britain thinks that she can build another South
Africa in Kenya. She is making a grevious mis­
take. This country is ours and it will be a sin
against G d and Morther Africa if we allow
people from millions of miles away to come and
tell us how to live.

We must fight too'.h and nail to see that this

very law is revoked I wonder how a stranger can
come to tell us that we are no m are allowed to
farm on the low lands/ 1 am afraid Britains are up
to do something. When we allowed the first
Britain to settle on our soil, it was on the und­
erstanding that we shall live as frierds and good
neighbours. But now, they l ave come with
another theory! The theory of complete annihi­
lation of Kenyans.

Docs the Governor not knowing that he was in ul ing

the inteligep.ee of we Kenyans when he passed that
law? If care is no t taken this question of land reser­
vation may lead to a state choas un pa rale lied in
the history of mankind.
 I am sorry I have spoken too long, Chief
Bolikana but may I coclude by registering my un­
reserved opposition to this very law for it is a great
challenge to our inteligence. If we allow it to function,
then we must be prepared to take more insults.
It may lead to a situation worse than that in force
in South Africa. They may one day ask us to pack
out of our land/ (he sits down.)

After Jomo Kenyatta's speech shouts of " UHURU"

"UHURLJ " meaning freedom can be heard from the
thick gathering. The younger elements in the gathering
organise themselves into a group. They sing war
songs and display spears, Dane guns, matchets, Bows
and arrows. Others engaged themselves in playing
drums and other native instruments.

Chief Bakosi: Take it

easy country men! This is a
proverb in our place which goes thus: "The
wicked man who thinks he is the most poweful
man on earth is always a good booty"

1st Citizen: We want Bolikana/

Ukattah : Speak, Oh you great King.

2nd Citizen: U-H-U-R-U! We want freedom!

Tom Mboyar Away with Britain/ Imperialism must be

fought to a stand still. Can't we borrow a leaf
from our West African brothers who have
completely destroyed imperialism in their
country. 9 Are we fools or are we stones? Are
we not all human beings and are not all
created by one God? Why should we allow
the whites who are not our superiors in any wav
to supress us in our own country! Ecypt Successfu­
lly destroyed imperialism. So did^ Tunisia and
 Morocco, Sudan and Libya have done it and Ghana
and Nigeria are on their way to clear the hurdle left.
We must not lag behind!

The Nigerians have their Azikiwe, the Ghanians

their Nkrumah. We here in Kenya have got our own
man in the person cf Jorno Kenyatta. He"is tie man
destined to save us from the unprovoked assulfs of
the whites/ Let us rally around him for in we have
our own Zik.(Shouts of Long life Jorno Kenyatta
can be heard from the crowd.)

A'r. Odimga Ogimgcu 1 stand to condem the Governor

and his new lands law. Let us take up arms if
possible and rise against this so called lands law.
The Britains are planning to make us strangers
in our country and unless we rise en-masse against
them Kenva will one day be another South
African. Let us not *

1 s t C i t i z e n . - Let us fight them! (At this Stage a group

of over one thourand young boys and ladies are
singing and dance war songs. They sing praises
to Jorno Kenyatta and the immediate aeciuited
of the all whites. They burn pictures that signify
colonialism.

Jomo Kenyatta/ (Addressing the group) DonT waste

your energies now for it is not yet time. You
all know me as one that is not prepared to stoma­
ch the slighter in insult from anybody. So I
appeal to you all the remain calrri and listen
to what Bolikana has to say for this is the
honour that will decide our fate.
When the time for battle is done, I will be
the person to fire the first shot.

1st Citizen.- Long Live Kenyatta/

Ukatah.- Away - with Sir Clement.'

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2nd Citizen/ The white man is devil!

Chief Bolikana.- Peace/ Country men. Let us decide

now on what steps to take for I must always
take to your decision.
Tom Mboyar We can't tolerate any law that
will make it impossible for us to do your
farming on the low lands. The whites have
planned to annihilate all native Kenyas gradually
and systematically as they did in Australia, but
I am afraid that game can't be played on us.
We must tell them in strong words that Kenya
of today are not the Kenyas of 1901 whom
they bougth cheap with tobacco.
Jomo Kenyatta.- Once again I repeat." I hate that
so called lands law as I hell! Whether Britain
plans to make Kenya a defence base or some­
thing else, I don't know, but all I know is that
we must still start now to tell them that they are
strangers in our country and must act as such
or they pack and go. We have no room for
Colour Bar our country for we are the owners
of our land. The whites must only stay as stran­
gers but if that does not suit their ogressive imp­
ulses, let them pack and go home, j have been
to their country and believe me, if J tell you
that three people share two eggs for Break-fast
in London. They have come to Kenya and have-
ing seen how cheap all food stuffs are, have decided
to make their homes in our country.
1st citizen ; We are behihind Kenyatta!
Mr Gichurur Away with Britain!
2nd Citizen.' Jomo Kenyatta is the man we know
Tom Mboya.- Tell the governor that we are too big
for that insult.

Chief Bolikana.- So you all agree that I should send a

message to him telling him that we oppose that
law.

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Jomo Kenyatta: Tell him too that we ate resolved
to fight it out in the event he persists. We have
sheltered them for long and I think it is now time
to tell them good-bye. (At this stage, the scene
turns into that odd drumming and dancing of
Traditional dances. Chief Bolikana in his regalia
dances in the middle. There is a big burning fire
in the middle of mighty circls. Chief Bolikana
performs some acrobatic feasts like jumping
across the burning fire and tumbling in the air.

CURTAIN FALLS

END OF SCENE 2

SCENE 3
The Scene opens in the heart of a thick forest
Jomo Kenyatta addresses a mass rally of Kikuyu
tribes men who are armed to their teeth There
are more than fifty thousand Kikuyu tribes men
and women dressed in war attire. They set un
a mighty fire which is the traditional emblem
o f w a r o f t h e Ki k u y u tribe. T h e v ™ ^

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 u p f o r I h a v e b e e n w a r n e d b y " OBIJAH" t h e g r e a t g o d
of our land to get every body bound by oath.
jomo Kenyatta: ( S t a n d u p c o u n t r y m e n / T h e y all
stand up)

Juju Doctor: R a i s e u p y o u r r i g h t h a n d s ! ("he c o m m a ­

n d s ) O h / OBIJAH t h e g r e a t g o d o f K i k u y u t r i b e ,
we call on thee! You saved our people durius I
the great famine of 1919/ We here 'by sve?r I
in Thy Name- to keep every decision we take I
h e r e secret. I f a n y o f u s f a i l s t o a b i d e b y t h i s *
o a t h let h e o r s h e b e perished by fire and I
thunder which are all under your control. (At
this stage the Juju Doctor sprinkles some water
around the mighty burning'fire. He jumps into
into the fire and comes out after about five
minutesV H e p e r f o r m s p l e n t y o t h e r m a g i c a l i t e m s
after which the crowd greets him handclaps. He
asks them to sit down.

Juju Doctor: E v e r y o n e p r e s e n t h e r e i s autcmati'call /

hound by this oath.

Jomo Kenyatta: My dear country men, ladies and

c h i l d r e n , it g i v e s m y h e a r t w h e n I s t a r t t o
think why. we. should hold meetings in secret
in our own country. My heart in more agrieved
when I stop congitate over the ambigous land's
law which to me is not worth the paper on
w h i c h it is w r i t t e n . W e a r e n o t 1 8 t h c e n t u r y
. of Kenvas. we are in the 19th Century and
a n d m u s t live u p t o e x p c c t i o n .
B y t h e l a w s o f n a t u r e , w e a r e d u l y be u n d
t o d e l ?nd o u r c o u n t r y a g a i n s t t h e a t t a c k o f
enemies. Why then should we not err put to
heavens against this very lands low /
Sir Clement and his co-whites came to Fenva
on the understanding that they will r-\s!xrt us
a s t h e o w n e r s o f t h e l a n d . B IT t h a t H n o t t h e
! os tion.

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now. They have carefully built up all white Police
Force, and all white Army, and an all white Civil
Service. These they did to master enough energy
and now they have begun by making it unlawful
for us to farm on our own God given soil. What
an atrocious act.

Long befor British came, the Kikuyu tribe was

a Kingdom with one of the nest governments of the
day. We lived in peace and harmony. Long before
these hungry white ants come to our country. We are
all born free and equal and the slaves of on one. Why
on earth should they claim that they are made to rule
us? Was it not from African that civilisation spreed
to all parts of the world? How can these very people
whom we civilised claim to be our superior!

Kenya is our home land. Let us not allow any

one to exploit her any longer for she has already
suffered a lot. I am now telling ali of you present
here to be at alert for it is not very far from now when
I will give the order that will mean TOTAL WAR . We
are not fools neither are we bulocks and for Christ's
sake I see no reason why the whites should treat us
as such.

Up till today, there is no single Kenya man or

woman in the Police Force. Why is it that they
are not there. Is it because they do not have the
requisite academic qualifications? No! It is because
they are 1 lacks ! 1 knew today cf our young boys and
girls who for the simple reason of their colour have
been refused admission to Secondary Schools. And
yet still vve clain that Kenya is our country / Oh
God, come to our aid.

Farming is our chief occupation you all kno

that more than myself. Tell me what the lot of nil lie
of most of you will be when driven out ot the 1

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lands. I don't think you understand what implications
of this law are. Now first of all, it means that you
and myself can not in life cultivate on the low lands
which is three quarters of the whole farm land in
Kenya. Secondly, it makes it an offence for us to
hunt within the boundaries the said land. How
on earth can we allow these insults to pass unarrested.'

1st Citizen: The white must go!

2nd Citizen: Hail Jomo Kenyatta/

Essengo: I am out for war and nothing else.

I am prepared to die in the course of war for
I can't afford to live and watch the Britains
treat us as slaves.

A^usoko: Here is my bow and arrow. It must kill

about two or three whites before I am shot dead!

Jomo Kenyatta: Lessen your noise country men

Essengo: Lessen your noise!

2nd Citizen: Where is Bolikana?

1st Citizen.* Listen, the burning spear is up again!

Jomo Kenyatta: If you will give me your support.

I assure you the whites will pack and go in no
time. When you go home tell your friends who are
not here to-day that there will be a public rally
in Bolikana's compound on the next market day
by 4 p.m. From now, we must no longer press
Only for the abrogation of the lands law, we must
have as our motto the question of Independence
lor Kenya. We are not the type of people on
whom Sir Clement should play this very game
of his. He could have asked winston Churchill
to experiment on it in London before bringing
it down to Ker.ya.

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 I don't want to keep you long here for it will
take me more than two days to narrate many
insults we have received from Britain. Let me finish by
askine all of you to turn up in Bolikana's compound
on the next market day for on that shall we decide on
what lines of action to follow. (He sits down amidst
hand claps and the noise of drums. The angry Kikuyu
tribes men dance around the burning fire. Some ot
them fire their dane guns into the atmosphere. dhey
sing praises of Jomo Kenyatta.)
juju Doctor; Wait, country men for I have received
another message from obijah. The great god has
asked me to tell you all that he has appointed Jo™ 0
Kenyatta the Spiritual King of the Kikuyu ti ibe.
1 am also asked to confer now on him the title o^
"The Burning Spear." (The announcement is-greeted
with great applause. The Juju Doctor nolds Jomo
Kenyatta by the hands and leads him to trie side
of the mighty burning fire. He performs some rnuals
on Kenyatta after which he is given a golden speai
as the emblem of his office. The tribes men all kneel
down and close their eyes as Kenyatta takes trie t^atn
of Office.
CURTAIN, FALLS

(END OF SCENE 3 )

SCENE 4.
The Seenc opens in a remote Kikuyu Village*

CURTAIN Ot'ENS

Enter • Essen go f Musaka and Mrs. Kiwanuka. They

are followed by over ten thousand young men
and boys.
Enter lulu Doctor: accompanied by his aides sets
up a mighty fire in the middle of the gather
ing.
Essen go: Long live Kenyatta!
 Musakc: He is the burning Spear and the Saviour
of Kenya!
Mrs. Kiwanuka: Three happy cheers for Jomo Kenya-
tta. Hip! Hip!/ Hip///
Crowd: Hurray/
Mrs. KiwanukaHip/ Hip// Hip//
Crowd.' Hurray/

/VIrs Kiwanuka.• Country men, if we don't struggle

hard the whites men will very soon drive us out
of our land. You are all men but T being the only
woman with you here am like a single flower
among thorns. I am prepared to stand any odd
m the course of this impending battle for was
not man made to die? I am prepared to lead the
battle but all I am asking you for now is your
support. I don't seen how less than twenty thousa­
nd white men can over power the teaming
millions of Kenyas!

We are Africans and must be proud of our colour

Lveiy body is made of mud no matter your colour
and to mud must every body go. What is it that
brags these shameless whites? Let us ail rally around
Jomo Kenyatta and fight it out with them, I believe
l a * o r c e anc * h is my wish that we apply every amount

ot torce at our disposal for j cannot afford to conti­

nue to live a world where deprivation of liberty and
other fundmental human rights in the other of the
day.

Liberty goes with life. Without it, the world will

be unfit for human labitation. What will your lives
and mine look like il we allow ourselve to be deprived
of our God given rights and liberties.

to RoflknnaV h V C r y 0°°" m a r c h i n a I o n £ Precession

to Bohkanas house for a mass meeting of all Kikuyu
tribes men: Jomo Kenyatta will be there and as you
know, OBIJAH has appointed him the leader of the
impending war of liberation. Let every one give him
or her support for in him lies the salvation of our
people, (there's a long applause.)

1st Citizen: Peace! Country men. We are going to

form right from here the neauclus of the army
of liberation. Every young Kikuyu tribes man
must join the army. It will be made a cumplsion
in order to check some black legs and black sheep
Juju Doctor.- fHe prays to his Juju JThat is just exactly
what OBIJAH asked to tell all of you. The great
god of war said that everybody must swear never
to betray the course of the war.
OBIJAH warns you of the fact that he will destroy
any son or daughter of Kikuyu land who refuses
to join the Army.
2nd Citizen.- We are ready to fight.

3rd Citizen.- Any black leg must be killed.

Musaka.- He who is defeated in his fatherland ought

not to live.

fAt this stage, the tribes men start to sing and

dance War song. They demonstrate how they will
handle the whites with their spears, dane guns, bow and
arrows and other native war materials. Mrs. Kiwanu-
ka jumps iuto the middle of the circle formed by ihe
gathering and demonstrates some techniques in the
dancing of war music. Drumming and dacing continue
for about fifteen minutes.)

Essengo: The time for the meeting is almost due and

I think we should be on the move now.

Juju Doctor.' ( H e consults his oracle) Yet anothei

message from OBIJAH!

Musaka.- Peace country men!

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 Juju Doctor: OBIJAH has asked me to announce that
he has choosen Mrs. Kiwanuka as Jomo Keny-
atta deputy in the army of Kenya liberation.
He also authorised me to tell you that the name
of the army will be the MAU-MAU SOCIETY.

Mrs. Kiwanuka.- Oh mighty OBIJAH, I never knew I

will ever be appointed to any office by you due
to the fact that_i am a sinner. But as long as
have decided to point me to the High Office of
the burning Spear's deputy, I now to carry out
what ever assignment you appointed me to do. I
pray and hope that you will continue to be with
us especially now that we are under the bombs of
the whites! (She is led to the Oracle near the
mighty burning fire where she takes the oath of
office. She is dressed in the regalia of her new-
Office.)
Musaka: Let us be on the move for time is against us
(At this stage, Mrs. Kiwanuka is carried shoulder
high in front of a long proccession. She is followed
by the Juju Doctor, Essengo, Musaka and the tri
bes men. They march to Bolikan's house with War
Songs.

(THE SCENE SHIFTS TO CHIEF BOLIKANA'S COMPOUND)

The Juju Doctor set up his usual Burning fire aft­

er which he tells Jomo Kenyatta of what OBIJAH told
him. Kenyatta later kneels down and receives blessing
from him.
There is drumming and dancing.
Mrs. Kiwanuka: My dear country men. this is the hour!

Essengo: Brave Jomo Kenyatta!

Musaka: May he live long.

1st Citizen : The whites men must go. We can't allow

them to exploit our motherland any longer.

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2nd Citizen: Woe unto sir Clement.

dmo Kenyotta Good sons and daughters of Kenya,

we are heavily trapped by the whites and
unless we use our senses we will all perish
in QO time.

Now that I am talking to you, 1 am not in the

mood of the Jomo Kenyatta you know, but in the
mood of the "burning spear". My heart is burn­
ing for 1 don't know when we shall see the end ol
all these sufferings. Just as you approached this
compound, an information came ro me to the
effect that white soldiers have shot dead vuty
of our brothers along the Lobengula road! What
an atracious act by Satans in Angels Cloaks!
Are we not forcibly kept out of power? And
are not our people being decinated for opposing
oppression ?
You deserve to know that this is fraught with
consequences that spell red for future of Kenya,
why should we allow ourselves to he massacred like
murderers simply because we ask for our God given
right? We are all human beings and must as such,
defend our-selves against the assaults ol oppressors.
The blood of fifty of our dead brothers will be our
armour. I am a firm believer of force and I believe
that force must as a law of nature be applied in the
pursuit of anything in this wicked world ot ours.

I was happy to hear fro n the JUJU DOCTOR that

OBIJALL wants us to form a society to be called MUA-
MAU Well that idea is nice and I for myself have
volunteered to lead the society. But am 1 suie of
your support? (He asks the crowd)
1st Citizen: All we want is your order! The burning
spear is our leader.
Essence: British imperialism has done a lot in Kenya
and unless we join hands with our learned Kenyatta.

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 Musaka: What is the noise for ? Do you not see
the blessed Jomo Kenyatta ? On his feet! (he
talks to the crowd,).

Jomo Kenyatta: How many of you are prepared to

join the MAU MAU SOCIETY ? (At this stage every­
body is in gathering can be seen raising his hands
up and shouting at the top of his or her voice)

Jomo Kenyatta: Very good. If only I am assured of

an army as many as you are, I think we will
be able to drive the Britains back to their home
land. This army must be a strong one for I
believe that Britain will only understand us
when we stop our men out into the streets
with order to arrest or kill all the whites.

The British Government is fully aware that

the 3000, 000 whites can no longer be entrusted to
govern by* force 10, 000000 unwilling owners of
the soil of Kenya. The white man's h responsibility
is of the worst magnitude and call to Kenyans to co­
operate with oppression is a great insult to us. Any
failture to stettle trouble by a full scale constitutional
conference is as good as sealing a time bomb which
will explode with great international consequence and
Britain as the ruling power will be answerable.

We want freedom and anything short of it

will be unacceptable to us. Freedom is our God given
right and anybody depriving his fellow human beings
of their liberties is sinning against heaven and man
kind. To ask settlers to alter conditions themselves
through their parliament is as stupid as asking a
condemed criminal to hang himself. We can not
tolerate such foolery of our people. We can not
afford to be handed back to vulture >! We must
determine our own fate by ourselves through our
own government !

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f

Britain has done everything possible to keep our

people in darkness but thanks to the hurricane or
change blowing over Africa now ! She has deliberately
refuse to educate our young boys and girls. It is an
offence, punishable by five years imprisonment tor
anybod) to organise a trade union, a political party
or a cultural organisation. We have no right to vote
in any election in our country.

We have been driven out of the town and sent

into forests and thick jungles to start life a new.
Our brother have been killed simply because they
opposed Dictatorship. Our twin, foundations lively
hood, land and cattle, have been grabbed from us
by force and given to the few whites in Kenya and
some Capitalists in Britain !

This is a malicious campaign deliberately design­

ed to force us into conditions of poverty thereby
making us a dependent people obliged to us other
opportunity but servitude. . , , c ,
Kenya is o u r land. They seized it by sheer force and
that force dose not confer on them the right ot
ownership.
We have experienced indignities under the whites
required and tested bitterly of the traditional blutts ot
the Brtains. We must be on the move now or never.

1 s t C i t i z e n : (Jumping on the platform) My dagger

is still sharp. It has killed plenty since it came
to being and I am sure it will strike plenty white
men to their grave
CURTAIN FALLS.

END OF SCENE 4 .

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 SCENE 5.

SIR CLEMENT HOLDS A MEETING IN HIS HOUSE WITH

SOME BLACK. THE MEETING IS ATTENDED BY OTHER
WHITES.

(IN THE GOVERNOR'S HOUSE) CURTAIN OPENS.

Enter Sir Clement, Mr. Landers, Mr. Plant, Chief Nwern and
Cletus Mpala (They all take their seats)

Sir Clement: Welcome chiefs Nweru and Cletus

Mpala. What of Bolikana, did you not
inform him of this meeting ?
Chief Nweru; I did sir.
Mr. Landers: And why is he not here?
Cletus Mpala: Bolikana says he is afraid of what the
reaction of the Kikuyu tribes men will
be if he attends a meeting in your place.
Sir Clement: Well Chief Nweru I don't hide matters
for you. The Government is fully aware of
the fact that some people are organising
an armed attack against the white. And
when ever that happens it will result to a
great catastrophe. We need your support
and that is why the government have
known that you are an important men
among the Kikuyus, has invited to this
August meeting.
We do not hate the blacks but all we want
is to bring them up in their culiure. The white man
from time imemorial has had a different culture from
the Africans and it will be a great mistake if any­
body thinks that we can successfully intergrate these
cultures. We want to make Kenya a lovely country
ol whites and blacks in which the white man will
be regarded as a fellow country man.
It is rumoured that those criminals who are
organising the attack on us have successfully con­
vinced your brothers with their freedom stunt.' Don t

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 ever be misled by them for that word Free­
dom means nothing to me. What type of
freedom do they want? Are the blacks in Kenya
not free? Or do they want freedom to abuse
and slander people.
I want to make it plain to you that Britain
can not afford to surrender the Government of
of this country to anybody in the 500 years
that lie ahead. We have come to stay in Kenya
and no force on earth can make us to think
back. So Mr. Cletus Mpala we want your
help. We want two of you here to go home
and call public meetings through which you will
tell your people that freedom for Kenya means
\narchy and Dictatorship. Tell them that the
white man is a friend and not an enemy.
Chief Nweru: But Bolikana is not here.
Mr. Plant: We shall have to get him tomorrow
evening.
Cletus Mpala: But this question of land reservation
has caused a big strain in the relation between
our country men and yourselves.
Sir Clement: I know that too well. We want
to develope Economy of Kenya and that is
why we made that law so that the whites
who have big capitals can sink their money
into the soil without hinderance or disturbance.
Live and let live, that is our policy. We are
not prepared to tolerate any man who in­
troduces the theory off for Africans.
Cletus Mpala: How can we go out to our people
to cool their minds when we are not big men.
1 advise you to invite Jomo Kenyata and his
people like Esscngo and Mrs. Kiwanuka for
they are the people that :an move the hearts
of our people in a second.
Chief Nweru: That is r u b i s h. Who is Jomo
Kenyata and is he not a hum a n

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 being like ourselves? I am personally against
that mad demand for freedom for there are
a lot of consenque behind it. It will mean
the return of Slavery and cannibalism into our
Society. It will infact result to lose of lives
for with the Africans ruling, nepotism, bribery
and corruption, favouritism and mass embezle-
ment of public funds will be the order of the
day. I am seriously against freedom for Kenya
now or in the for seeable future. All I wanhis
an atmosphere where no man will be no cheated.

(He sits down with shakes from the governor

and others)
Cletus Mpala .* I stand to support the statementof
Chief Nweru and no man who is anybody can
ever do the oppsite. The white man brought
civilisation to us. I see no reason why on
earth we should ask for freedom for I dont
think any thing could have remained in of
our country if the white men did not defend
us during the two past wars. I am out to
reach the co-esitence of whites and ourselves.
Any body bitting the fingers that feed him
will be rewarded properly on the last day for
on that day will God pay every body to his
deeds on earth. Jomo Kenyata is a Russian
trained communist and anybody supporting him
should know he is supporting an internatinoal
trouble maker.
Mr. Landers: Very good Cletus Mpala.

Sir Clement.' I thank you very much Messrs.

Mpala and Nweru and I trust that you will
go back to your villages to organise resistance
against Kenyata's made rush to freedom. I
hereby announce the appointment of both of
you as special African members of the Kenya
Legislative Council. Your appointment takes
effect from the 1st of this month.

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Cletus Mpalo: Thank you very much sir Clement.
I shall give you my right hand of fellowship
and shall also do my best to see that my
country people were not led by the nose by
some mad criminals.
Chief Nweru: I thank you very much Sir for acco-
ding us the great title of honourable members
of our Legislature. You are assured of my 100%
support.
Sir Clement: I will handle any body who plans to
interfer with the relation between whites and
blacks. Up till last year, there was no single
report of any African complaining of depri­
vation of liberty. But ever since Jomo Kenyatta
came back to Kenya, there had been plenty
of trouble
I am not prepared to discuss anything with him
but I can say for the mean time my govern­
ment is fully prepared to suppress any up-
rissing by Africans. We must learn to live in
a world where nobody gossips for such gossips
lead to severe consequences.
CURTAIN FALLS

END OF SCENE 5

SCENE 6
MEMBERS OF THE MAU-MAU SOCIETY are SWOm ill
a ceremony held in the heart of a thick jungle
a Kikuyu village.
CURTAIN OPENS

ENTER JOMO KENYATTA, ESSENGO, MUSAKA MRS.

KIWANUKA AND THE JUJU DOCTOR.

They are accompanied by a very thick crowd

of Kikuyu sons.
The Juju doctor set up a mighty fire in
the middle and adorns it s u r r o u n d i n g

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 with his oracle.

Mrs Kiwanuka: We shan't waste time for the trend

of events in Kenya has taken a very dangerous
turn. The recent case of the expulsion from
Kikuyu land of our old brother make has made
Sir Clement and his followers frantic. They have
now decided to exterminate the life of the Africans
before furthe step is taken to liberate the Africans
whom they trampled under foot for years. We
must fight back.

1st Citizen: Uhuru! Uhuru! We want freedom and

Democracy.

At this stage all the young men present being volunteers

are initiated into the Mau—Mau Society on oath. They all
swear never to betray the Course of the war.

Jorno Kenyatta/ Yes comrades, I am happy for we are

starting the battle right from here. Having taken
the oath of loyalty and Secresy. I implore all of
you to give his very best. You will ail remain
here under the leadership of Mrs. Kiwanuka
whom OBIJAH appointed my deputy.

From this forest will you carry out your activities

and when ever you are commanded to hit, strike
without looking back, hi your hands now lay the
fate of our nation! If we are disgraced you are
responsible and if victory be ours well and good.
You are three thousand, five hundred in number
and in your hands lay the whole of area of NBANDA
kingdom. I am going to organise five more requir­
ements in the five other kingdoms as soon as I live
here. So once more I implore you to bear the
oath you have just taken in mind always for OBIJAH
won't be merciful on anybody who fails them.
The Officer in-charge of your colonel is Mr. Opika.
Other officers will have to be appointed by them
too.

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 By leaving your homes and your families
and coming to live in this thick virgin Jungle is
not a small thing. It is an honour that you have
meritted for yourselves and Kenya will never for­
get that you gave up your lives for her sake.
It may take us a week to win the battle or more
but whether the war lasts for ten years you will
always have your daily supplies of food stuffs,
Tobacco and Cigerattes.

Once again I ask you to give in your best

when you are asked to massacre for I believe that
the white man must either pack and go or he
peiishes. (he is greeted with hand claps and the
shout of "Long live the burning spear" "War!
We want it now" There is drumming and dancing
after which weapons like dane guns, Bows and
arrows, spears and matchets are distributed to the
members of the Mau-Mau requirement.)

Mrs Kiwanuka: We shall start action by 2 a.m. today

Jomo Kenyatta: I am going away to visit other

camps. Always be at alert for in your hands lay
the salvation of our nation.

EXIT JOMO KENYATTA, MUSAKA, ESSENGO.

They are greeted with 21 gun shots. (The scene

shifts to another Mau - Mau camp in another
Kingdom.) The volunteers can be seen drumming
and dancing while others are in the training pitch.
They hail Jomo Kenyatta as he enters the camp
which is in the heart of another thick jungle with
his lieutnants.

1st Citizen: As I can see from the list I am having,

you are altogether six thousand seven hundred
and twenty. The Priest is now going to ad­
minister Oath to each and every one of you
befcre I leave. (At this stage, The Ju

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 priest starts to ad minister Oath to them. While
this is going on, war music is being played on
Drums by others.

Jomo Kenyatta: Every one of you is now a life

member of the Mau - Mau. Here will be your
home, your company is incharge of the whole
area of this kingdom. Always attack with a
bong. The officer in-charge of this Company
is ESSENGO who is here with me. He is an
expert in underground movement and with him,
your Company does not lack command.

I implore you to bear in mind that you

took an oath before OBIJAH!, we have resolved
to fight out ourselves.
"All men are created equal
Endowed by their Creator
With certain unaenable rights
Among these, life, liberty
And the pursuit of happiness".

No man is good enough to govern another

man with oat that other's consent. And that
is why I hate British rule in our country as
I hate sin.

"Better to die free

than to live slaves"

(Jomo Kenyatta is held and carried shoulder

high) Weapons are being distributed to the
volunteers.

Jomo Kenyatta: It is my time now. I must be

leaving you for I have many camps to visit
to-night. Let us all perish in the Course of
this battle instead of living to see our Country
exploited to the benefit of a hand full
 of people from ten thousand miles away. So
will continue to despatch lorry loads of annuition
and lood stuffs to you. So I said bye-bye and
best of luck. (The volunteers kneel down as their
leader leaves with Musaka and the Juju Doctor
who is always with him. Dancing, drumming
and parades continued,).

CURTAIN FALLS

END OF SCENE 6

SCENE 7
(The Scene Opens in the town of Nairobi in Banda Kingdom)

CURTAIN OPENS

The volunteer can be seen enjoying Jokes in

groups. Some tell stories while others play games
like wrestling, Draughts, Ludo and some acrobat­
ic excises.
Airs. K i w a n u k a : Comrades, Stand up and take up yogr
arms for we are marching into Nairiob by 2.00
a.m. As soon as we get there, we shall scarter
ourselves around the European quater Let every
one try to get at least one white man or wo­
man. Kill ten of them at a time and you will see
what honour OBIJAH will give you! So let us be
on the march. If any of you comes accross an
important personality who is agains our mouem-
ent tie him or her down and drag the fellow
into the camp where 1 will treat them in the
way that will suit them. (At this stage theMau-
Mau members under the leadership of a woman
march to Nairobi. They are properly armed to
suit their guerilla system.)
Having got into Nairobi in that dead of night
they scatter themselves and continue to sley any­
body that comes their way. The governor's daug-
her is caught and sent to the camp.
M r s . K i w a n u k a / Kil ! Kill!/ Kill my men. You are at it.

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1st Citizen.- I have arrested Cietus Mapala who went
about spreading propaganda against Jomo the
burning spear.

Mrs Kiwaunka: Bring him to me. He is taken to her

where he is made to drink petrol. His hands and feet
are tied down. He is later taken to the Camp.
Shooting and matcheting contiune with result of
one hundred and three whites loosing their lives. At
this stage a bullet is fired into Mrs. Kiwanuka's
belly but she brings it out.

1st Citizen.- Three of our men are dead.

Mrs Kiwanuka/ Carry them home for each and every

one of them will be burried with two human being
For every man loose' they will loose ten. (At this
stage some c-f the Mau-Mau carry the dead home
while others take prisoners to the camp, the war
is a fierce one. Mrs Kiwanuka calls the Mau- Mau
together in their code way and they start to march
home J

THE SCENE SHIFTS TO THE NBANDA MAU - MAU CAMP

Mrs Kiwanuka.- Where is Mr. Opika ?

Mr. Opika.- 1 am here, your honour.
Mrs. Kiwanuka.- How many of our men were killed
Mr. Opika'. Only five.
Mrs. Kiwanuka.- How many prisoners?
Mr. Op:ka.- Well we have forty prisoners made of
thirty five whites and five Africans.
Mrs. Kiwanuka.- Do you know whom the Africans
are properly
Mr. Opika.- Well the men we arrested are Mr. Cietus
Mapala and four of his men.
Mrs. Kiwanuka.- Bring them to me.
 (At this stage, Mr. Opika orders some of his men to go and brin"
the prisoners. All the prisoners have their hands tied behind them
and their feet boud. They are all chined on the neck with a Ion '
chain. They are marched to Mrs. Kiwanuka.)

Mrs. Kiwanuka: By this time yesterday you were in

your homes talking rubbish and minsing words
while we are here in the jungle.
Mr. Cletus Mapala.- I am not an enemy. I am a
Kikuyu man.
Mrs Kiwanuka.- You are now our friend but when you
were plotting against us with Sir Clement, you
forget you were a Kikuyu son. You will all die
and that will be through a most rigourous toture.
We will torute all of you to death, I'm sure
if we kill you all OBIJAH will be happy with us.
Mr. Plant.' (A prisoner,) Oh God help rrfe for I am
dying.
1st Soldier.- Shut up you beast
Mr. Obika'. What is the next item.
Mrs. Kiwanuka.' They will die through a most toturous
system Every one of them will be pushed into
that mighty fire and let them perish like that
Cletus Mapala.' Oh God if it is your wish that I
should die, let me die out right.
Mr. Opika • That is medicine after death. You will
soon be as good as the common ashes. (At this
stage the prisoners are thrown individually into
the burning fire. They are burnt to ashes, and
the Mau-Mau hold a mighty feast for their
victory.)
Mrs. Kiwanuka: This is just the bcgining, A day shall
come when Sir Clement will knell before us as
his dead brothers have just done.
Mr. Opika.' Bravo Kiwanuka!
Mrs. Kiwanuka.' We arc having a meeting in Jomo
Kenyatta's house this evening, so 1 am no A go­
ing. In my absence, Mr. Opika is in charge.
EXIT MRS. KIWANUKA
CURTAIN FALLS
END OF SCENE 7

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 SCENE 8

The Scene Opens in Jomo Kenyatta's house in Nairobi.

CURTAIN OPENS.

Enter Jomo Kenyatta. Mrs. Kiwanuka, Essengo, Musaka and the Juju Dgct-
or. They all sat down and the Juja Doctor prays to OBIJAH for protection.

Jomo Kenyatta.' They past three days have been days of

great activity in this nation by army and as I can
lojecture, it spells victory for as. I have been busy here
in my office gatherng informating from our informants
scattered all over the net work of the government and
as I have seen, we need to fight these imperialist
through both the underground system and public opini­
on Our soldiers will continue fighting from the jungles
while we incite the women, the olders and the children
to disobey every law that tends to degrade the African

I know of course that the colonists and imperia­

lists are greatly distubed by the recent happenings in
conutry. They are most unhappy but we can't because
they are displeased betray the course of the battle.
God forbid! Through their press, Radio and other
means of propaganda, they peddle every lie and sland­
er to incite jealosy and hate among us.

Let us not allow them to succeed for by so

doing we'll be seiling the birth right of the future
generation of Kenya for a peice of ice block. The
objectives before us are so precious and all important
that the thought of them alone must fortify and
continue to unite us in the pursuit of our
goal — the glorius goal of FREEDOM . Before I
continue, let me hear your reports for that is the
first thing on the Agenda.

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 Mrs. KiWanuka 7 Well, we of the NBANDA CAMP hit
Nairobi yesterday and succeed in killing one
hundred and seventy seven whites,some .Africans
black legs. Forty of them who were taken pri­
soners were burnt _alive in our Camp. Cletus
Mpala and some of his men were among our
victims.

Essengo.- We of camp 2 have been ransacking our

kingdom since then. Yesterday we had a total of
about two hundred and five prisoners but they are
only forty left now. We kill them in twenties
every morning and evening when we pray to OBIJAH
All the white men are now in the police barrack
and armed. My men are excelleniy doing well.
Jomo Kenyaita.- Very good so far. What of your
Camp Musaka ?
Musaka: My men are at it. Last night we invaded
the hospital and shot dead every white we saw
there, we later opened the safe and removed the
sum of £500 in currency notes.

Jomo Kenyatta7 Lovely. We must yvin the battle.

Mrs. Kiwanuka: What of calling a public rally some

time this week.

Essengo: That is essential for in other to succeed, we

must fight fiom both angels.

Musaka.- Let us do it tomorrow being market day.

Jcmo Kenyatta: This is just the begnlnig. I know too well

that by agreeing to lead this revolt i am expo ;ing
myself to arrest and imprison. That do'en't sha'.e
me for I know that some one must suffer before
lie reaps. 1 am at your .service and it is ix the names
_ of OBIJAH that 1 am asking you to rerder your
services without order for our names wlli fcrm
the foundation of Kenya.

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 history when the contemporay history of our
nation will be written
It is always my intention that God should
spare our lives that we may one day live in an
atmosphere of complete freedom.
Musaka: What is the position of the Rally some one
suggested some time?
Jomo Kenyatta.' Well that will be on the market day.

ENTER MR. OPIKA

Mrs. Kiwanuka.* What is wrong Opika?

Mr. Opika.' I have to tell you of the situation of
things, we were attacked by two hundred white
paratroopers the minute you left the camp.
Jomo Kenyatta.• All my men killed?

Mr. Opika.' Just the opposite. As soon as they landed

we gave them no preathing chance. We fired
and got all of them killed. There was no casuality
on our side. We ceased their refiles and burnt
the plane with which they landed.

Mrs. Kiwanuka/ LOVELY MR. OPIKA

Jomo Kenyatta,- (he laughs,) A day shall come when

we shall be regard the constituted authority of
our nation.

C'JRTAIN FALLS

END OF SCENE 8

SCENE 9

(A Rally at the market square) There are over

one hundred thousand Kikuyu tribes people
mainly made up of children, old men
and women. They all appear

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 ill black clothes to mourn their brother killed
in the battle.
Enter Jomo Kenyatta on horse back. He is accompanied
by Essengo. Musaka and Mrs. K.wanuka.

1st Citizen ; Bravo! There comes the man!

2nd Citizen: He is the man that can ring us out
of bondage and servitude.
3rd Citizen: What is the noise for? Are we not
human beings any longer or are we goats.
iomo Kenyatta: My dear country men and women.
I am very pleased to be here with you today
for it is a day of great mourning. Let
me not take you astray for if I begin to
recount what happened within the past days
you and myself will shed tears.
My main theme for this rally is freedom 101
Kenya. For many years have we been suppressed
by people from thousand of miles away. Simply
because we allowed them to shelter themselves in
our land. These hungry white men have now begun
to execute their plan of complete annihilation ot
the black man.
Kenya is our land. Why should we be afraid to
ask for our legitimate right? Since the past live
days, not less than two hundred ot our brothers
and sister have died from the hands of imperialism.
Britain is envious of our rich natural resocurces.
They want to drive us into the jungles so that they
may ransact and exploit our soil to their batterment.
We must revolt for how on earth can man be
born free only suppressed and enslaved by his
fellow human being. ur
It was Mahatma Ghandhi who said Foice is
the answer to all colonial questions. The Imperialist
understands only one language and that language
is force." Let us revolt now for if we delay action,
Britain and her NATO allies will destroy us to make
Kenva a diference base for NATO powers.
Look at the example of the recent lands
law! The law means that we

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 shall no longer cultivate yanis; and other food stuffs.
It even goes further to forbid us from hunting in
the low lands. And with all these passing through
our noses, it will mean gross laziness and disrepect
to our nation if we fail to speak out.

So in order to make the white man understand

our feelings, I advise you to resort cevil disobedience
from today, we must disobey such laws as "passaw"
lands laws and other such laws that tend to paint
the black man inferior.
Let every one of you carry his hoe into the low
lands tomorrow and start a farm for we are no
fools to be frightened with ambiguous laws.

The white man is our country and yet still

has the impudence to call us slaves and monkeys.
A whole legal structure has been built up to deprive
us of.our freedom of movement in the name of
the pass_ law. And yet still we are in our land.
The "Native Act" is a legal condition for the African
to near - slavery.

We have been forced to cut grasses in the

compounds of our white over lands. And these in
the name of the "Native Act."
Oh good God how scon shall" we be free from
Slavery. How soon will yon come to our aid.

My dear country men, do you want to remain

s.aves under the whites in your land or do you
want to become masiers of yourselves?
(\ T this stage, there are shouts of UHURU UHURU
One old iCikuyu man jumps into the Stage and
demonstrates how he will fight the whites with
his gun.)

1st Citizen.- The white man must go.

Old Woman: The white men's, plan is gradual colo-

sal annihilation o! us. 1 ncy must go or we die
Essengo: I have just recieved a report from the
NBANDA Kingdom. Over three hundred white soldiers
went into a group of peacefull demonstators in
Zuiutto village and killed nearly most of them. No
official figure is given yet but the report estimates
the death roll of our brothers and sisters of app­
roaching the third thousand.

Musako: We must revenge! for each of our dead

brother or sister we shall kill ten whites.

Mr. Kiwanuka: Just look at that awful and dis­

turbing news! Why are we being treated like slaves
in our land? Ever since the white men occupied our
country by force, they have introduced so many
things that they now claim to own our country. A
law known as "Labour Bill" was introduced in
1908 and this bill states that every African must do
three days forced labour in the week. Ever since
then the law had been operating. Is this not a
legalised system of slavery? If so, why should we
be so treated in our country?
Apart from the Labour Bill, many other laws of such nature are today
in operation in our country. We are not allowed to attend the same School
with the whites. Every year the government votes the sum of £6.000,000 on
the education of 200.000 white children while £300.000 goes for the educat­
ion of 4,000,000 children in Kenya! We are not allowed to dine in the
same pubs with the whites. Nor do we worship in the same churches
as them.

The highest paid Kenyan in t-he employ of the government is on £9

monthly while the minimum wage for the white is £45 monthly. We are
not even allowed to stroll in our land for it is forbidden by the "pass law."
We are now tired and that is why we must revolt.
At this moment a troop of over ten thousand soldiers encircles
the Crowd. There is war and the soldiers open fire. They arrest
Jomo Kenyatta. Mrs. Kiwanuka, Essengo and Musaka. Over
4.000 are shot dead by the soldiers. Kenyatta and his men are
chained and removed to a millitary camp in a waiting Jeep.

CURJAIN FALLS

END OF SCENE 9

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 JOMO KENYATTA SOR ROUNDED WITH KENYA
POLICE AMONG WHOM ARE HIS 1 AWYERS.

Mr. H. O. Davies of Nigeria and Mr Pritt -ii Engl

Lawyer.

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 SCENE 10

THE TRIAL
The Scene opens in a village 300 miles out of
Nairobi.

I n the Court.

CURTAIN OPENS

Enter the Judges, three in number.

USHER. 1 C o u r t ! ( h e s h o u t s ) .

Enter Registrar, officials and some white per­

sonalities and Dingle Foot, H. Davies, Lord Ogmore
and Mr. Franklin. All defence lawyers.

And also Crown counsel, Senior Police officer

and Chief Bolikana and Mr. Bakosi who are Crown
witnesses.

(The Court yard is heavily guarded by armed

police and Soldiers)

Registrar.- The case of Jomo Kenyatta and three

others is billed for today.

1st Judge.- Where are the prisoners?

A. S. P..- They are in the Court Cell.

2nd judge: Bring them to the Court.

(At this junction the A.S.P. accompanied by twenty
other constables goes to bring Kenyatta and his men.)

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 (Enter the A.S.P. with Kenyatta and his men
KiwaniA6!113'^ Wll0 1S cJlained
together with Mrs.
cam tl h usa?a
,and Essengo are made to
carry two heavy blocks on his hands)
That y°,u. organised and managed the
MUA-MUA SOCIETY which is contrary to Section 218
m i l ^ e ^ y : j A r e y o u gudty ° r not guilty?
(He asks them individually^
Jomo Kenyatta: I am not guilty my Lord.
Mrs. Kiwanuka: Nor I am!
Essengo: Neither I am!
Musaka: I am not guilty Sirs.
Registrar you organised public opinion against
if iffi11016?1 Whfh resuIted in the death roll
SJ^°
so u*s and whlch is contrary to Sub
f
Section 5 of Section 190 of the Criminal Code.
Are you guilty or not guilty?
Jomo Kenyatta: Again I say I am not guilty.
Mrs. Kiwanuka; [ am not guilty.
Essengo.- I am not guilty Sir.
Musaka/ I am not guilty too.

^coEntlX ZT" Pl£adn0t gU,lty °n b °th

Dingle Foot.• J,
jn company of Mr. Davis lord
Ogmore and Mr. Franklin are for the defence
Crown Cousel.• I appear for the Crown my Lords,
1st Judge.- What
are the facts of the case Mr'
Ciown Counsel? *
(fiandin« one foot on the chair)
My lords, this is one of the worst cases of
oigamsed gangsterism, f have ever met or heard
in my life. As you must have known the first
™ Jvomo p"yatta, stole-out of this country
twelve years ago and went to Russia

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for training in Communist war-fare. About three
years ago. he came back a well trained communist
and started to ferment trouble. It came to a climax
last three weeks when he is in colaboration with the
other accused persons as our evidence will show,
organised a private Army known as the MAU-MAU
and made up of five regiments each settled in
the heart of thick jungles in each kingdom. These
MAU-MAU men are mainly Kikuyu tribes men who
were decieved to believe that first accused person is
a saviour sent by God to them.
Ever since the inception this Society which the
government declared unlawful, they kept on ki.lmg
both men, women, children and even piegnant
mothers. Last week in Nairobi they killed not iess
than three hundred souls in one hour s sweep. Ana
this is just a very small fraction of the total ca-
sualitv. The first accused is the king of them all
As for Mrs. Kiwanuka, sheila devil. She is solely
in command of the MAU-MAU in Nairooi and it
was on her orders and those of tne other two
accused persons that those band of ruffians who call
themselves MAU-MAU committed all the atrocities.
We of the prosecution must humbly pray your
lordships to exercise without fear the powers con-
fered on vou by the King of England that with
them the Court may lay an example to some other
trouble makers (Tie sits downj

2nd Judge.' How many witnesses have you?

Crown Counsel.' We have two to call my loid.

3rd Judge: Call the first witness.

Registrar: Any witness in this case should get out

of Court and out of hearing.

Crown Counsel.' Chief Bolikana: (he snoiKa)

Chief-Bolik n .' Yes Sir.

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Crown Counsel.' Get into the witness box. (Bolikana
enters the box.)

(EXIT MR. BAKOSI)

Crown Counsel.' Your name?

Chief Bolikana.- My name is Opinga Bolikana.

Crown Counsel.' What is your occupation?

I am the
Chief BoliKana.' national Ruller of the
NBANDA Kingdom.

Crown Counsel.- Do you know the accused persons?

Chief Bolikana.' Yes, [ know them well.

Crown Counsel.- You knew as what?

Chief Bolikana: I know them as leaders and organisers
of the MAU-MAU SOCIETY for it was in my
house that the first meeting of the neuclus of
that Society was held.

Crown Counsel.- Were the accused persons present?

Chief Bolikana.' They were all present and they

were
the Chief Speakers. Each and every one of
them stood up to condemn Britain and asked
them to fight the whites out" of Kenya.

Crown Counsel.- Is that all?

Chief Bolikana.- As soon as they succeeded in incittini

the tribesmen to violence, they (the tribesmen)
elected to form the MAU-MAU. Oath was admini­
stered to them and there and then the trouble
began. I was even approached several times to
give financial spport but that I declined to clo.
And ever since then my life has repeatedly
threatened by telephone calls and letters.

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C.rov/n Counsel.' Thats all my lords, (he sits down
Dingle Foot.' You said you are Chief.
Crown Counsel.' Were you appointed Chief by the
men you rule or were you imposed on them by
them by the Government?
Chief Bolikam: All I know is that I am the ruler
of the NBANDA Kingdom.
Dingle Foot.• You told this Court that it was in your
house that the early meetings of the MAU-MAU
was held. If so, Am J correct to say that you
are one of the organisers hence your compound
was chosen for the meeting.
Crown Counsel.' Is my object to that question my
lords.
3rd Judge.' Your objection is up-held.
H. Davies.' Chief Bolikana, it is a fact that you have
been in trouble with the Kikuyu tribes-men since
you ascended the throne of NBANDA Kingdom.
Chief Bolikana The trouble was settled that yery
time and we have been living peaceful since
then.
H. Davies.' I put it to you that you have been
brought to come tell lies.
Chief Bolikana: 1 am not telling lies. Every sentence
I have made to this court is as correct as truth
itself.
Dingle Foot.' Thats all.
1st Judge.' Call lb? second witness.
(At this Stage Mr. Bolikana steds down and
takes a seat in Court room. Not more than
five minutes after he had taken seat, a young
Kikuvu man shoo s him on the neck and he
is rushed the Hospital. The assailant is arrested
and to the police station.)

(INTER MR. BAKOSI?

(he enters he box)

Crown Counsel.' You are Mr. Bakosi.
V1-. Bakosi.' Yes, my lord.

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 Crown Counsel.' What is your occupation.

Mr. Bakosi.- I am a government paid tax agent.

Crown Counsel.' Do you know the accused persons?

Mr. Bakosi.- I know them too well.

Crown Counsel.- Are they your friends or what?

Mr. Bakosi.' They are all my friends for I was once

a senior official of the MAU-MAU SOCIETY.
Crown Counsel: How did that Society operation.

Mr. Bakosi: Soon after the lands law was passed, Mr.
Kenyatta and his men called our people together
PP" interpreted the law to them in such way
that they believed that the whites wanted to kill
them by starvation.
Crown Counsel: Is that all?

Mr. Bakosi.- Well it was from that trouble started

Some few days later, Jomo called us together
again and said that we should fight for freed­
om. He gave our people a very rosy story about
freedom and that pushed them to rage muntiny.

Crown Counsel.- Whom to your own belief is responsible

for the organisation of the MAU-MAU SOCIFTY?

Mr. Bakosi.• The responsibility should lay squarely on

the shoulders of Jomo and his men.

Crown Counsel.- That's all my lords.

Dingle foot.' You said you were once a member of

the MAU-MAU? 1

Mr. Bakosi.- Yes

DingtJfaC WerC yOU fighli"S under some ones
convmticn?0' y°U d°ing S° OUt of >'our

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f / r . B a k o s i : It was after Jomo had made his appeal
to us calling on us to take arms against the
whites that I joined the Army.
Dingle Foot: Why did you leave them as you claimed?
Mr. Bakosi: I escaped from our Camp under Essengo s
command soon after I discovered that the
Society was a satanic one.
Mr. Franklyn; I put it to you that you don't know
any of the accused persons and that you were
lying when you said that you were a member
of MAU —MAU SOCIETY.

Mr. Bakosi: I know them all. Jomo is the burning

spear and the commander General while Esse-
r.go and others are his deputites in-charge of
MAU-MAU Camps.

Dingle Foot: That's all my lords.

Crown Counsel.' I have one more question for the
witness my lords?
3rd Judge.- Yes.
Crown Counsel.' Who distributed arms to you as a
MAU—MAU fighter?

Mr. Bakosi.- Well! the position is that Jomobrings

lorry loaded with Amunition to the Camps,
while they are distributed to us by the three
others accused persons who are chiefs in their
respective camps.

Crown Counsel.' That's all my lords. (Mr. Bakosi

sits down.) ?
1st judge.• How many witnesses have you Mr. root.
Diuple Foot.' We of the defence don't intend to call
~ any. Infact, we want only the first accused
person to go to the box.
2nd Judve' Any objection Mr. Crown Counsel.
Crown Counsel.- ' Well, none my lord.
Dinale Foot.' The case for the defence opens, (At
this stase Jomo Kenyatta goes into the box
with his hands tied behind him.

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 Jomo Kanyatta.' I swear by almighty God that the
evidence I shall give in this case shall be the
truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth.

Dingle Foot.' You are Jomo Kenyatta?

Jomo Kenyatta.' Yes my lord.
Dingle Foot.- What is you occupation
Jomo Kenyatta.' I am a teacher by profession and
Economics is my field of speciality.
Dingle Foot.- Did you ever visit Russia?

Jomo Kenyatta.' Yes and that was in 1949. It was

after I had obtained my M. Sc. (Econs) from the
University of Glasgow that I was awarded a
sholarship by the United Nations tenable at
the University of Moscow. And this alone took
me to Russia.
Dingle Foot.- Do you know Mr. Bakosi?
Jomo Kenyatta.' Not me. I have never met him before.
Dingie Foot.- It is a fact that you organised the
MAU-MAU SOCIETY?

Jomo Kenyatta.' It is a bare- faced lie. My people

only organised themselves into that society as
a means of fighting the white menance in our
country.
Dingle .Foot.* Is it a fact that you organised public
rallies during this time of trouble?
jomo Kenyatta. Yes, I did so in order to interpreter
the issues at stake to my people who can neither
read nor write. Is it a sin for one to call his
people together for the discussion of problems
of Common interest?
Dingle Foot.' You did not incite any, to raee and
mutiny? &

jomo Kenyatta. Not me my lord. My people took to

violenee after a long time of suppression and
enslavement. Infact., no blame should
g° t0 them. We are a 1 1

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 io ra^'a«d/-adt MgHbahd as suohsll can't .satiny:
sn>W«pcthrpi^-!^owj'-wd can: cGiUimicoitoi Kkefin
c Our- eburttr^' -xinderjfear and suppressionnaJn^
bsainBgio GISNAAHQ UJO'. igdi nolluosa
Dingle Foot:--Is it a Tact that Mrs. kiwanuka, ; Essen go
- and Musaka are you re deputies, in the MAU-MAU
i'imdiEPVft TmrfJ fbrroo3.8 : . .H) tnemrroznq
.noznq^ m ciBo^d|) oviag <. ariogieq bsaijopB
Jopn&-'K@fifb&QP'L| i'S-all fabrication, noi ir.ba ni
Dingle Feot.' That's all inly 'lord. beJaoghnoo c<d
,enne>l noahq lib® 1c "hos. -?U . 00 sdi t^JIA
Cretin i'dOurtseEs Jomoy do you want. TOG tell: this;/.court
that^yoipjard>2irTi no. cway con^ctedae^i'thflthe
MAU-MAU SOCIETY?
.832/53lq nuo J 3 ij eA \\aznuoG nwo-O
Jomo Kenyatta.- (he gives no answer,1
Crown - Counsel;;: Ise not a J fact that you : asked yourQ
people to take, up a arms against bthe white
settler elements?"U*. IO > -«« O J> i£ilGI j\3i i"i3jiiI

Jot®• >KeiHytittabf W
n o t ; t a k e s u p i a i i r i a ^ b ^ m\
01self if youjwerena Kenyan? bus JTIBVOC?
Ck&mu.Woum&b T pooaifcitouyou Jthafer$w>u iianiJoJour
men are the brains behind the whole MAU-MAU
affairs. i n uo3 • V>U

Jomo Kenyatta./ And ! put it To you that you are

,ying- 2:.J/G: *IA7>RJ0
Crown Counsel.* That's all niyq lords.

Dingle Foot.- And that is the end of the case for

the defence.

1st Judge.- Isthat all? (At this stage, the three

' judges leave the Court- and: enter the..Chamber
where they write out the judgement.)

(ENTER THE THREE JUDGES) ': /

Oshrr.' Court!;- (he -shouts/. - :• -

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1st Judge.- We have read throught the records of
this historic case and have agreed upon the
sentence. We believe the evidence of the pro­
secution that all the four prisoners organised
and managed the unlawful MAU-MAU.
The first accused is sentenced 15 years in-
prisonment (H.L.) the second, third and fourth
accused persons are to serve ten years in prison.
In addition to this all their properties will
be confiscated by the state.
After the completion of their prison terms,
they will remain under strict restrictions for
five years. You are not allowed to appeal.

Crown Counsel.' As the Court pleases.

Dingle Foot.' I pray you suspend sentence yet for

I intend to contest this issue of appeal in the
international Court of JUSTICE.

1st Judge: It
is not our concern. (At this stage
Kenyatta and his men are taken away to
Lodwar where they are to serve their sentences.)

Usher.' Court!

(Exit The Three Judges)

CURTAIN FALLS

END OF SCENE 10

SCENE 11

(HIS realise from Detention)

The scene opens in the Lodwarprison compound.

They are over 1,000,000 Kikuyu tribesmen,
women, girls and children gathered outside to
welcome him.

Enter, Tom Mboya, Odimga Ogimga, Mr. Ghichuru.

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 iom Mbuya.- Is it not yet time for him to be released?

Odimga Ogimgo.' There he is coming. (Enter Jomo

Kenyatta led by two Senior Prison Officials.) He
is carried shoulder high in the forefront of a
long preccession to the field. There's unparalelled
menment among the Kenyans.

(The Scene shifts to the field)

lomo Mbuya.- (He reads) Sir it is with pleasurethat

we welcome you to-day after fifteen years which
you spent in the prison yard. To /ecount the
events that led your imprisonment will mean to
recount our sorrows. But suffice it to say that
we are thankful to God for sparring pour life
and that of your co-detainces.

It was out 01 nationalistic Tendancies that you

have suffered and we pray that you may live to see
tne building of the very house whose foundation you
dug. We still regar you as our leader and look 'up
to the day when you take over the complete control
of the affairs of our nation. We present you here
with these three Cars. Ride them in memory of Long
Days in goal. (The Cars are presented to him and
he receives them with smiles.)

Jomo Kenyatta.- I am greatly suprised at the great

welcome you have accorded me.
1 never knew you had so much in store for me.
When in 1950 I started the war against whites.
I knew I was exposing myseif to imprisonment
and that is why I am not bitter against anybody
over my imprisonment.

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 Those years I spent in gaol were useful to
me in that I was in complete rest of mind.
Now that I am out, I am going to exert all
the energy I have in my reservour on the hnal
Hase of the battle. I am still the Jomo I was
before my imprisonment and will continue to be so.

I still have a lot of ropes arround me and

that is why I don't want to decide into politics
untill those ropes are cut in a few days time.

(As he was that, a heavy down pour started.

Jomo is carried home in one of his cars. He
is followed by women with babies who want him
to bless their children for them.)

CURTAIN FALLS.

THE END

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