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'''Kubu Kubu''' (or '''Kubukubu'''), born '''Njagi wa Ikutha,''' was an [[Embu people|Embu]] [[Mau Mau Uprising|Mau Mau]] leader and [[General officer|general]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Our two-hour search for Embu's hidden Mau Mau caves |url=https://www.the-star.co.ke/news/2015/10/20/our-two-hour-search-for-embus-hidden-mau-mau-caves_c1224894 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181209125142/https://www.the-star.co.ke/news/2015/10/20/our-two-hour-search-for-embus-hidden-mau-mau-caves_c1224894 |archive-date=2018-12-09 |access-date=2018-12-08 |website=The Star, Kenya |language=en}}</ref> His ''nom de guerre,'' Kubu Kubu, means "heavy thud" in [[Embu language|Kîembu]], referencing the thud his feet made due to his heavy build. |
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He was the de facto [[Mau Mau Uprising|Mau Mau]] military leader in the [[Embu people|Embu]] country, and an important leader nationally, alongside [[Dedan Kimathi]], [[Musa Mwariama]], and [[Waruhiu Itote]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://kenya740.tripod.com/china.html|title = AfricanTribute}}</ref> |
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'''General Kubu Kubu''' was the most venerated freedom [[hero]] within the [[Embu district|Embu]] country (in Kenya, East Africa). His name means "heavy thud" and was coined out of the thud his feet made because of his heavy build. His roots are still cloudy but Kubu Kubu is known to have lived in [[Kirimiri Forest Hill]], in [[Mukuuri|Mũkũũrî]] sub-location, in his life as a [[war]] leader. |
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Kubu Kubu was revered among the Embu for defending their territory from British rule, leading the community for more than ten years, and repulsing colonial settlers from the southern [[Kenya|Kenyan]] [[White Highlands|highlands]]. |
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Kubu Kubu was the de facto leader of the [[Mau Mau Uprising]] [[battalion]] within the Embu country. He was one of the key leaders of Mau Mau in Kenya, alongside [[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Kubu_Kubu&action=edit|Dedan Kimathi]], and [http://directorykenya.com/society/history/musa-mwariama.html Musa Mwariama], and [http://kenya740.tripod.com/china.html Waruhiu Itote]<ref>http://kenya740.tripod.com/china.html</ref> alias General China. Itote widely mentions Kubu Kubu in his 1967 autobiography, [http://books.google.co.ke/books/about/Mau_Mau_general.html?id=fV4eAAAAIAAJ&redir_esc=y "Mau Mau" General] (East African Publishing House). |
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Kubu Kubu was highly feared by locals and [[colonialist]]s. Around 1954, colonialists tracked him down and [[lynching|lynched]] him near Muragari Primary School in [[Mukuuri]]. He was not interred conventionally. Colonialists made a huge pyre and set his body on fire, against Embu customs. They forced the women and children to watch the body go up in flames. They also humiliated women by forcing them to clap as the body turned into ashes. |
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== Early life == |
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In 1987, former Runyenjes legislator [[Stanley Nyagah]] organised his people and built a modern boarding [[primary school]] in Kubu Kubu's memory where his body was set ablaze. A street and a shopping centre in Embu Town has also been named after him. Kirimiri [[forest]] is still there, and a vibrant market centre called Mukuuri has developed near its base. The forest is presently a popular rendezvous for revellers and also as a retreat centre. |
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Njagi wa Ikutha was born sometime in the late 1920s in a heavily forested area in [[Mukuuri]], close to the current site of the Kubu Kubu Memorial Boarding Primary School, [[Embu County]]. Like many families from the colonial-era Mukuuri Native Reserve, Njagi's family later settled in the [[Kianiokoma|Kianjokoma]] area after independence. |
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== Legacy == |
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In 1987, former Embu North Constituency (later split into Runyenjes and Manyatta) legislator [[Stanley Nyagah]] built a modern boarding [[primary school]] in Kubu Kubu's memory, where his body was burned in 1955. |
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A street and a shopping centre in Embu Town has also been named after him. A road in Nyeri Town and a main street in Runyenjes Town have been named after Kubu Kubu. |
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Itote widely mentions Kubu Kubu in his 1967 autobiography, ''"Mau Mau" General'' (East African Publishing House). |
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| NAME = Kubu, Kubu |
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| ALTERNATIVE NAMES = kubukubu |
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| SHORT DESCRIPTION = Mau Mau leader in Embu Country |
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| DATE OF BIRTH = 1920s |
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| PLACE OF BIRTH = Embu |
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| DATE OF DEATH = 1954 |
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| PLACE OF DEATH = Mukuuri, Embu |
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Kubu Kubu (or Kubukubu), born Njagi wa Ikutha, was an Embu Mau Mau leader and general.[1] His nom de guerre, Kubu Kubu, means "heavy thud" in Kîembu, referencing the thud his feet made due to his heavy build.
He was the de facto Mau Mau military leader in the Embu country, and an important leader nationally, alongside Dedan Kimathi, Musa Mwariama, and Waruhiu Itote.[2]
Kubu Kubu was revered among the Embu for defending their territory from British rule, leading the community for more than ten years, and repulsing colonial settlers from the southern Kenyan highlands.
Early life
Njagi wa Ikutha was born sometime in the late 1920s in a heavily forested area in Mukuuri, close to the current site of the Kubu Kubu Memorial Boarding Primary School, Embu County. Like many families from the colonial-era Mukuuri Native Reserve, Njagi's family later settled in the Kianjokoma area after independence.
Legacy
In 1987, former Embu North Constituency (later split into Runyenjes and Manyatta) legislator Stanley Nyagah built a modern boarding primary school in Kubu Kubu's memory, where his body was burned in 1955.
A street and a shopping centre in Embu Town has also been named after him. A road in Nyeri Town and a main street in Runyenjes Town have been named after Kubu Kubu.
Itote widely mentions Kubu Kubu in his 1967 autobiography, "Mau Mau" General (East African Publishing House).
References
- ^ "Our two-hour search for Embu's hidden Mau Mau caves". The Star, Kenya. Archived from the original on 2018-12-09. Retrieved 2018-12-08.
- ^ "AfricanTribute".