Capture of Kimathi

The Capture of Kimathi was the arrest of noted Mau Mau leader Dedan Kimathi during the Mau Mau Uprising in October 1956. Kimathi had been the field commander of the Mau Mau.[1][2] He was captured by British police officer Ian Henderson who used intelligence gathered from disgruntled former Mau Mau.

Capture of Kimathi
Part of Nyeri Forest Mau Mau Uprising
Date21 October 1956
Location
Kenya
Result Capture of Dedan Kimathi
Belligerents

British Empire

 Mau Mau
Commanders and leaders
Ian Henderson Dedan Kimathi  
Units involved
Kenya Police Unknown
Casualties and losses
None Dedan Kimathi captured

Aftermath

Kimathi was sentenced to death and hanged on 18 February 1957 at Kamiti Maximum Security Prison. His death has come to be regarded as the end of the forest war in the Uprising.[3]

Henderson was rewarded with a George Medal for his efforts and wrote a book about the experience, Man Hunt in Kenya.[4] Shortly after the capture he was presented to Princess Margaret who was touring Kenya.[5]

References
  1. "They Follow the Dug-Out General". The Sunday Mail. Brisbane: National Library of Australia. 19 April 1953. p. 15. Retrieved 17 November 2013.
  2. "A duel in the jungle". Western Mail. Perth: National Library of Australia. 27 August 1953. p. 12. Retrieved 17 November 2013.
  3. "Ian Henderson Obituary" The Telegraphy 22 April 2013 accessed 17 November 2013
  4. Ian Henderson Obituary at Standard Media
  5. "Princess gave them a lesson". The Argus. Melbourne: National Library of Australia. 26 October 1956. p. 5. Retrieved 17 November 2013.
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