Imperial Reckoning: The Untold Story of Britain's Gulag in Kenya by Caroline Elkins

Author:Caroline Elkins [Elkins, Caroline]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi, pdf, azw3
Tags: Europe, Kikuyu (African People), Central, Prisons, Kenya - History - Mau Mau Emergency; 1952-1960, Political Prisoners, 20th Century, Political Prisoners - Kenya - History - 20th Century, Africa, General, Kikuyu (African People) - History - 20th Century, Great Britain, Great Britain - Colonies - Africa - Administration, Prisons - Kenya - History - 20th Century, British - Kenya - History - 20th Century, Nationalism - Kenya - History - 20th Century, Kenya, East, Imperialism - History - 19th Century, History
ISBN: 9780805080018
Publisher: Owl Books
Published: 2005-01-01T17:00:00+00:00

No amount of pleading would arouse the sympathy of the headman and his Home Guards to agree to allow the poor woman to go to the farm. Even if her failure might have been occasioned by illness, as was often the case, she would have to wait until the set day on the following week. Even if it was a child who had been very sick and could not be left alone, they still would not understand. Sometimes the other women, if they knew of her problem before going to the farm, would contribute some food each to the woman, and she would be able to survive the week. 43

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