Tales of Dedan

I am Dedan I tell tales Tales of fight Tales of freedom Freedom to breathe Freedom to think Think to prosper Think to liberate Liberate Humanity Liberate my land Land is the mother Land of my origin Origin of human Origin to be evolved Evolved you are Evolved from this land Land you have ruled Land you have exploited Exploited peoples Exploited to profit Profit demands more Profit demands all All is not yours All are human Human feelings Human face Face the truth Face to face Face it nicely Face divine eyes Eyes don’t lie Eyes will see See the resemblance See all equal Equal we are Equal are the rights Rights to retrieve Rights to render Render love Render amity Amity can resolve Amity got the power Power to excel Power to be kind Kind to mankind Kind to Dedan Dedan did fight Dedan fought for freedom Freedom Fight 27.04.16 Dedan Kimathi Waciuri (31 October 1920 – 18 February 1957) born Kimathi wa Waciuri, was a leader of the Mau Mau which led an armed military struggle known as the Mau Mau uprising against the British colonial government in Kenya in the 1950's. A highly controversial character, Kimathi's life has been subject to intense propaganda by both the British government who saw him as a terrorist, and Kenyan nationalists who view him as the heroic figurehead of the Mau Mau rebellion. Despite being viewed with disdain by the Jomo Kenyatta regime and subsequent governments, Kimathi and his fellow Mau Mau rebels are now officially recognised as heroes in the struggle for Kenyan independence by the incumbent government.This follows passage of a new Constitution in 2010 calling for recognition of national heroes, amid a dismaying trend in post-independent Kenya where benefits of the freedom struggle largely went to those who did little in its behalf while those who sacrificed the most went neglected or dishonoured. Dedan's role is perhaps the most memorable and heroic in the struggle to free Africans from the colonial yoke. His capture and execution in 1957 led to the eventual defeat of the uprising by the British colonial government. [Source Wikipaedia]