Mau Mau Uprising 1952, the poisonous latex of the African milk bush was used by members of Mau Mau to kill cattle in an incident of biological warfare. Although Mau Mau was effectively crushed by the end of 1956, it was not until the First Lancaster House Conference, in January 1960, that native Kenyan majority rule was established and the period of colonial transition to independence initiated. Before the conference, it was anticipated by both native Kenyan and European leaders that Kenya was set for a European-dominated multi-racial government. There is continuing debate about Mau Mau's and the rebellion's effects on decolonisation and
Gallery Mau Mau Roper, M&G January 30-Feb 5 1998 "Sharp contrasts make potent stuff", Benita Munitz, Cape Times "Of Freaks and Pervs", Dennis Mair, M&G "Mau Mau offers a feast of schlocky horror flieks", Ian McDonald, Argust Tonight, 1997 "B-Grade Movie mini-festival", staff reporter, Cape Times "Lesson One, Manipulate the Mainstream", Dennis Mair, M&G, November 22–28, 1996 "Photocopy art on show", Gary van Dyk, Argus Tonight Pillaging the Spoken Word", Tracy Murinik, M&G July, 10-16 1998 "Photo experiment at gallery," Leonard Shapiro, Cape Times July 22, 1998 Gallery Mau Mau Gallery Mau Mau (1996–1998) was a counter-culture "art space" situated in Cape Town,