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I see claims that Waiyaki Wa Hinga was buried alive are reported in the Kenyan press. I see no reliable source on this. Osborne and Kent, in their book Africans and Britons in the Age of Empires, 1660-1980, note that Waiyaki was arrested for drawing his sword against a young colonial official, W.P. Purkiss, and was deported to the Coast. During his arrest he was hit on the head and died from those injuries while he was en route to Mombasa. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Raphaeldunvant (talk • contribs) 09:27, 24 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Realize that the Supreme King of the Kikuyu people, Waiyaki wa Hinga, may have been buried alive or left to die, and perhaps eaten by wild animals. After all, he was a British Subject. Was he? At least he was in their hands. Those early days, the British did not issue birth certificates, or death certificates to Africans, nor did they care about the Kikuyu people. In any case, the Kikuyu people considered it a curse to keep a deceased person overnight, or to wait for burial, or keep a dying person among the living. If it seemed that the individual who was too sick would die, the practice was to take the person far away from home, and to leave the dying person at the edge of the forest, and let wild animals finish the job. Otherwise, how hard would it have been to bury the King. At the same time, in Kikuyu land, European missionaries and explores who died, their graves were marked. As evidenced by the Cemeteries where British dignitaries, and notable missionaries were buried. Their graves are identified and marked. Waiyaki wa Hinga, to the 5th Generation is my great grandfather. His son Daudi or David Githagui son of Waiyaki was known for sharing the oral history of how his father was captured.It is possible he was not buried. If he was, the 3rd, 4th, 5th, and 6th generation would like to know. The greatest inheritance one can have is to know their identity as shared in the family heritage, as in bloodline The search for his remains continues. His family would like to give him a King's burial in Kikuyu land. 50.80.194.215 (talk) 09:02, 14 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]
