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Kenyatta's Arrest and the Creation of a Myth -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- When the staunch British loyalist Kikuyu chief Warihiu was assassinated on 7 October 1952, the government saw the LFA as the first serious threat to colonial rule in post-war Africa. Two weeks later, on 20 October, a state of emergency and martial law was imposed, which was to last until 1960. Following the imposition of martial law, Jomo Kenyatta and over one hundred other leading members of the Kenya African Union, as well as other political leaders, were arrested and detained. The KAU was made illegal the following year, and the activities of other nationalist movements were severely restricted, although trade unions were largely allowed to continue their activities. Despite the fact that Kenyatta had repeatedly denounced Mau Mau publicly and advocated peaceful change (see his speech "The Kenya Africa Union is not the Mau Mau" from 1952), the British remained convinced that he was the man behind Mau Mau.
Approximate Word count = 490
Approximate Pages = 2
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