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
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,