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Jomo Kenyatta, “The Kenya Africa Union is not the Mau Mau” (1952)

Before he became Kenya’s first president, Kikuyu activist Jomo Kenyatta delivered this speech at the Kenya African Union Meeting at Nyeri in July 1952. In his speech, Kenyatta warns against violent resistance, encouraging the KAU to instead trust the discretion of the British Royal Commission.

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