Waruhiu itot biography of nancy

Kenyan revolutionary leader

Waruhiu Itote (1922 – 30 April 1993, aged 70-71), nom de guerreGeneral China, was one of the key leaders of the Mau Mau Uprising (1952–1960) in British Kenya alongside Dedan Kimathi, Stanley Mathenge, Kurito ole Kisio, Musa Mwariama and Muthoni Kirima.

Itote was the first senior Mau Mau leader to be captured by the government, when he fell into a trap in 1954. He was jailed alongside future Kenyan president Jomo Kenyatta.

Because of his cooperation with the colonial government, Itote's legacy is often controversial.

To most of his compatriots, he was a turn-coat who saved his neck by betraying others.^[1] He is regarded one of the few moderates among the Mau Mau leadership^[2]

Early life

Waruhiu Itote was born into a prosperous farming family in Kaheti village, Mukurwe-ini division, Nyeri District in 1922.

He received minimal education at a local Church of Scotland mission, before moving to Nairobi a