Mau Mau hero Dedan Kimathi's betrayal and his never say die attitude

It was described as the ultimate betrayal. A few hours before Dedan Kimathi was hanged, the colonial authorities had promised him that his children would be allowed to see him one last time.

Uncharacteristically, the government had made a series of concessions that had at first confounded Mukami Kimathi, Dedan's wife.

They allowed her access to a letter that had been written by the freedom fighter. When she rejected...