MAU Mau freedom fighters have asked the Kenyan Government to approach the British Government to help locate the remains of former freedom fighter Dedan Kimathi.
Over 2,000 former freedom fighters who met yesterday under Mau Mau War Veterans Association said England’s Queen Elizabeth II could help them to locate Kimathi’s grave.
Speaking during the meeting held at Ruring’u stadium in Nyeri County, the freedom fighters urged the British Government to tell the world whether Kimathi is still alive or whether was buried at Kamiti or King’ong’o Prison.
The association led by national chairman Elijah Kinyua Ng’ang’a alias General Bahati said it was time to know the truth. “We want Queen Elizabeth to help us trace the remains of Kimathi since it is still not clear where he was buried after all these years,” Ng’ang’a said.
The chairman who was accompanied by secretary general Mwai wa Muthigi also said the Ocampo Six should be tried here and not taken to the The Hague.
They called on the government to immediately resettle all IDPs as thousands continue to suffer. He said it will not be good if the long rains come while they are still at the camps in April.
The former freedom fighters urged fellow fighters to remain united as they wait for compensation from the Kenyan and British Governments.
Source: www.nairobistar.com
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