*Mau Mau fighters in turbans*, probably as a symbol of their support from Sikhs and/or of their affiliation to the Akorino faith, an African Christian denomination that also wear the Kalasingha-style turbans.
Hundreds of thousands of African men and women were arrested, detained and trooped into concentration camps during the 1952–1960 brutal Mau Mau Uprising in British Kenya against colonialism. They suffered unspeakable abuses, including castrations and severe sexual assaults. The Mau Mau were said to be united by a secret Kikuyu oath that led to the killings of not just whites, but also Africans and Asians as well to compel the colonialists into leaving the country.
*More visuals on the Mau Mau and their Indian connection:*
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By Harjinder Kanwal History +254
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