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Page 43
... Kikuyu of Kenya who occupied the high- land forests when the first Europeans appeared in the late nineteenth century had not been there for more than a few centuries . Tradition and the evi- dence agree that they came from Juba Land ...
... Kikuyu of Kenya who occupied the high- land forests when the first Europeans appeared in the late nineteenth century had not been there for more than a few centuries . Tradition and the evi- dence agree that they came from Juba Land ...
Page 44
... Kikuyu promised to be the most progressive station be- tween the coast and the lake , " Lugard wrote in The Rise of Our East African Empire . “ The na- tives were very friendly , and even enlisted as por- ters to go to the coast , but ...
... Kikuyu promised to be the most progressive station be- tween the coast and the lake , " Lugard wrote in The Rise of Our East African Empire . “ The na- tives were very friendly , and even enlisted as por- ters to go to the coast , but ...
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... Kikuyu resistance . A great source of Kikuyu bitterness was the conviction that the tribe had been tricked out of its land , for every foot of Kikuyu land was owned by individ- ual tribesmen , not only the pieces for which token sums ...
... Kikuyu resistance . A great source of Kikuyu bitterness was the conviction that the tribe had been tricked out of its land , for every foot of Kikuyu land was owned by individ- ual tribesmen , not only the pieces for which token sums ...
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