Mekatilili wa Menza: The Kenyan Heroine Who Helped Lead a Rebellion Against British Colonial Rule

Mekatilili wa Menza was a Kenyan anti-colonial leader from the Giriama people who became one of the most formidable opponents of British rule in East Africa during the early twentieth century. Her resistance to colonial policies was so influential that British authorities arrested and exiled her twice in an attempt to silence her. Mekatilili wa […] TalkAfricana