Azimio La Umoja One Kenya coalition leader Raila Odinga has dared Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua to prove that his father was a member of Mau Mau, the militant group that fought for Kenya’s freedom from British colonial rule.
The UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s grandfather reportedly helped Kenyan freedom fighters organise a revolt against brutal British rule in the 1950s. As per revelations made by the Daily Mail, Rishi Sunak’s grandfather Ramdas Sunak was involved in training Kenya’s Mau Mau fighters in guerrilla techniques.
Ramdas Sunak was able to carry out pro-freedom activities while being on the British payroll. He first worked as a clerk and then as a senior administrator in the finance and justice departments, as reported by the UK’s media outlet.
A tough-talking DP Rigathi Gachagua took to the podium at the burial of Field Marshal Mukami Kimathi and – in his usual mien – did not mince his words.