Mau Mau Uprising attempt to eliminate Mau Mau's presence within Nairobi in one fell swoop. 25,000 members of British security forces under the control of General George Erskine were deployed as Nairobi was sealed off and underwent a sector-by-sector purge. All native Kenyans were taken to temporary barbed-wire enclosures, whereafter those who were not Kikuyu, Embu or Meru were released; those who were remained in detention for screening. Whilst the operation itself was conducted by Europeans, most suspected members of Mau Mau were picked out of groups of the Kikuyu-Embu-Meru detainees by a native Kenyan informer. Male suspects were then taken off for
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,