Mau Mau heroine Field Marshal Muthoni Kirima shaves her 70-year-old dreadlocks

Field Marshal Muthoni Wa Kirima’s dreadlocks represented her connection to Kenya’s freedom and her rejection of colonisation. [Lydia Nyawira, Standard]

The dreadlocks dropped one by one as the sharp scissor made its way through her hair.

Field Marshal Muthoni Wa Kirima’s dreadlocks represented her connection to Kenya’s freedom and her rejection...