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List of Kenyan freedom fighters

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A list of Kenyans who contributed to Kenya's struggle for liberation from colonial rule.[1]

Name Born Died Additional Notes
Jaramogi Oginga Odinga October 1911 20 January 1994 Joryme Okoth was a Luo chieftain
Harry Thuku 1895 1970 Politician
James Beauttah Led the Kikuyu Central Association, Kenya's first all-African political organization. With Joseph Kang'ethe and later Jomo Kenyatta in 1924.
Field Marshal Dedan Kimathi 31 October 1920 18 February 1957 Leader of the Kenya Land and Freedom Army and the Mau Mau Uprising
Martin Shikuku 1933 22 August 2012 Former Butere MP.
Paul Ngei 18 October 1923 15 August 2004 Politician who was imprisoned for his roles in the anti-colonial movement. He later held ministerial positions after independence.
Ronald Ngala 1923 1972 Politician who led the Kenya African Democratic Union political party from its creation in 1960 until its dissolution in 1964.[2]
Tom Mboya 15 August 1930 5 July 1969 Trade unionist, educator, Pan Africanist, author, independence activist, cabinet minister, and a Founding father
Masinde Muliro 1922 14 August 1992 Politician and shaper of the political landscape of independent Kenya.
Achieng Oneko 1920 9 June 2007 Politician who was arrested for his part in the Mau Mau rebellion. He was elected for the Nakuru Town Constituency seat and appointed Minister for Information, Broadcasting and Tourism under Kenyatta.
Bildad Kaggia 1922 7 March 2005 Nationalist, activist and politician who established himself as a militant nationalist
Koitalel Arap Samoei 1860 19 October 1905 Orkoiyot, the supreme chief of the Nandi people of Kenya. He led the Nandi resistance.
Esau Khamati Oriedo 1888 1 December 1992 Trade unionist, philanthropist, legal scholar, and independence activist who was detained and tortured 1952 – 1957 at Kapenguria together Koinange wa Mbiyu (d.1960), Jomo Kenyatta, and others for his role in the anti-colonial movement. Provided legal advocacy to fellow Kenyans charged with political crimes during struggle for independence. a He was a stalwart advocate against impious xenophobic stance towards African cultural values by the colonial era Christian church.
Kungu Karumba 1902 Unknown Nationalist and freedom-fighter who was a member of the Kapenguria Six. Karumba and five other men were arrested on October 20, 1952, due to their involvement with the Mau Mau.
Pio Gama Pinto 31 March 1927 25 February 1965 Journalist, politician and freedom fighter. He was a socialist leader and became independent Kenya's first martyr in 1965.
Field Marshal Musa Mwariama 1928 1989 Revolutionary leader of the Mau Mau in Meru and the highest-ranking Mau Mau leader who survived the war while avoiding capture.
Koinange Wa Mbiyu 1865 1960 Kikuyu Paramount chief who was imprisoned for his role in the Mau Mau movement in Kiambu.
Jomo Kenyatta c. 1897 22 August 1978 An anti-colonial activist and politician who was detained for his role in the anti-colonial movement. He governed Kenya as its Prime Minister from 1963 to 1964 and then as its first President from 1964 to his death in 1978. He was the country's first indigenous head of government and played a significant role in the transformation of Kenya from a colony of the British Empire into an independent republic.
Makhan Singh 27 December 1913 18 May 1973 Sardar Makhan Singh was the first Trade Unionist and arguably played the most pivotal role in the Kenyan Freedom Movement. He disrupted the English trade and commerce activities and was titled "Maharaja Nairobi".

References

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  1. ^ "A Brief History of Kenya". sudaneseonline.com (in Arabic). 2005-03-02. Retrieved 2019-03-05.
  2. ^ "The Life and Times Of Ronald Ngala". 2011-08-24. Archived from the original on 2011-08-24. Retrieved 2019-03-05.