Anderson, David M. (2017). Making the Loyalist Bargain: Surrender, Amnesty and Impunity in Kenya's Decolonization, 1952-63. Int. Hist. Rev., 39 (1). S. 48 - 71. ABINGDON: ROUTLEDGE JOURNALS, TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD. ISSN 1949-6540

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Abstract

In fighting Mau Mau rebels in Kenya between 1952 and 1956, the British armed and deployed an African militia, known as the Kikuyu Home Guard. This article considers the role played by these allies in the counter-insurgency war, looking specifically at amnesty and surrenders. The British held secret talks with Mau Mau leaders in 1954, and again in 1955, to organize rebel surrenders. The politics of surrenders split the Mau Mau movement, and also raised massive opposition amongst white settlers. Amnesty and impunity were inducements to Mau Mau surrenders, but were offered primarily to prevent disaffection and desertion among loyalist Kikuyu African militia allies who feared prosecution for abuses and atrocities carried out during counter-insurgency operations. Loyalist Africans also feared the consequences of rebels returning to their home communities. Amnesty and promises of impunity thus shaped the character of Kenya's counter-insurgency campaign and the decolonization that followed. This was determined by the need for the British to secure the continued support of African allies up to Kenya's independence in 1963, and beyond.

Item Type: Journal Article
Creators:
CreatorsEmailORCIDORCID Put Code
Anderson, David M.UNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
URN: urn:nbn:de:hbz:38-247036
DOI: 10.1080/07075332.2016.1230769
Journal or Publication Title: Int. Hist. Rev.
Volume: 39
Number: 1
Page Range: S. 48 - 71
Date: 2017
Publisher: ROUTLEDGE JOURNALS, TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD
Place of Publication: ABINGDON
ISSN: 1949-6540
Language: English
Faculty: Unspecified
Divisions: Unspecified
Subjects: no entry
Uncontrolled Keywords:
KeywordsLanguage
MAU-MAU; WARMultiple languages
HistoryMultiple languages
Refereed: Yes
URI: http://kups.ub.uni-koeln.de/id/eprint/24703

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