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Family wait for slain hero's body, five decades on

Field Marshall Marete Baimungi (left) and other Mau Mau fighters surrender firearms. [File, Standard]

The family of late Mau Mau hero Field Marshall Marete Baimungi from Meru mirrors the plight of freedom fighters.

Baimungi led the Mau Mau troops in the Mt. Kenya forest and is credited for putting up a sustained resistance against colonial forces as they fought for Kenya's independence.

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