Mau Mau Uprising of a lack of targets, and, by late 1955, Lathbury felt so sure of final victory that he reduced army forces to almost pre-Mau Mau levels. He noted, however, that the British should have "no illusions about the future. Mau Mau has not been cured: it has been suppressed. The thousands who have spent a long time in detention must have been embittered by it. Nationalism is still a very potent force and the African will pursue his aim by other means. Kenya is in for a very tricky political future." The government's public relations officer, Granville Roberts, presented villagisation
Mau-Mau (card game) empty, the playing stack (except for the topmost card) is shuffled and turned over to serve as new drawing stack. The first one to go out must say "Mau" in order to win. If the last card is a Jack, they must say "Mau Mau" to win double. The most popular variant of this game in Czech Republic is called "Prší" ("Raining" in Czech language). It is played with deck of 32 German cards (four card suits, values from 7 to Ace) and has almost identical rules with several differences: In the Netherlands Mau Mau is mainly known as "Pesten"