Mau Mau Uprising Mau Mau Uprising The Mau Mau Uprising (1952–1964), also known as the Mau Mau Rebellion, the Kenya Emergency, and the Mau Mau Revolt, was a war in the British Kenya Colony (1920–1963). The definition of the term "Mau Mau" has been contentious. The Akamba people say the name Mau Mau came from ' Ma Umau' meaning 'Our Grandfathers'. The term was first used during a pastoralists revolt against de-stocking that took place in 1938 led by Muindi Mbingu during which he urged the colonists to leave Kenya so that his people (the kamba) can live freely like the time of
Khairabad, Mau Khairabad, Mau Khairabad is a census town in Mau district, in the eastern part of Uttar Pradesh India. It is located on the Mau-Azamgarh route, adjacent to Muhammadabad Gohna Khairabad as of census 2011, had a population of 12,056. Males constitute 51% of the total population while females constitute 49%. Khairabad has an average literacy rate of 60%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy rate is 65%, and female literacy is 54%. In Khairabad, 23% of the population is under 6 years of age. The main occupation here is the production of sarees from silk, cotton, mercerized,