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 Island Alfred Tredway White and Frederic Pratt with the requirement that it become parkland. In the 1930s, sand excavated during construction of the Belt Parkway was added to the island. Subsequently, patches of asphalt were laid on top to prevent the sand from blowing onto the nearby Marine Park Golf Course. In 2011, the New York City Parks Department began a restoration project on the island, with the goal of restoring salt marsh and bird habitat. Mau Mau Island Mau Mau Island, also called White Island, is a small uninhabited island in the New York City borough of Brooklyn, located between