‘Anti-colonial hero’s’ grave identified after 62 years

The grave of one of Kenya’s best-known anti-colonial fighters, Dedan Kimathi, has been identified 62 years later.

Kimathi, a leader of the 1950s Mau Mau uprising against British colonial rule, was executed in 1957.

He was buried in an unmarked grave, reportedly in Nairobi’s Kamiti prison.

The Dedan Kimathi Foundation released a statement on Twitter on Friday, saying the development is not only good news for the Kimathi family but for “the larger freedom-struggle heroes fraternity”.

source: BBC