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
Gallery Mau Mau It's also the only gallery that offers free cream soda at the bar".Inside SA ""Expect heavy doses of irony and sparks of genius as lanky youths give the art Illuminati the finger."" Inside SA ""The "Mau Mau Gallery" is owned by anyone who is an artist. Located below the Lounge on Cape Town's Long Street, it is run by "David Robert Lewis", who sees himself as a janitor rather than a curator. Its only limitation is space, otherwise anything that can be justifiably argued as art, gets a show. True to its name, Mau Mau is an act of rebellion,