Our Land, Our Life – BBC Africa Eye Documentary

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BBCAfricaEye’s documentary, “Our Land, Our Life” is a powerful, personal journey which reveals the story of Kenya’s armed …

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@BBCAfrica March 29, 2025 - 6:43 pm

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@ProdxNezR March 29, 2025 - 6:43 pm

As a descendant of a Kenya Land Freedom fighter, who was detained in Manyani for 6 years, it still breaks me to see that we never fully attained uhuru. The loyalists benefited, while the land and freedom fighters and their descendants got absolutely nothing for their blood. As Oginga Odinga said – NOT YET UHURU!

@barbaraskitchen-ju March 29, 2025 - 6:43 pm

What a sad story 🇺🇸

@ESSYQUEEN March 29, 2025 - 6:43 pm

This is so heartbreaking seeing the people who fought for freedom suffering and the government is doing nothing. 😢😢😢 Aki Wanjugu may God see you through. Thank you BBC for this documentary, it is an eye opener.

@velvetbat-r2p March 29, 2025 - 6:43 pm

Where is he???

@Tenacity_Daily March 29, 2025 - 6:43 pm

My grandfather who was an orphan was lured into the Nigerian army after the second world War he came home a drunkard and completely disappeared the last time I saw him was 2012 I don't know where he is now I am sure he committed suicide 😢😢😢 I will never forgive the Europeans they will suffer they're our enemies believe me today they're not good people

@theresianzioka7033 March 29, 2025 - 6:43 pm

Sarcastically, the lands are now being grabbed by our own, so sad

@akampurirasottie2001 March 29, 2025 - 6:43 pm

.. Am

@mohamb3785d March 29, 2025 - 6:43 pm

I’m feeling very bad seeing this documentary even if i knew their struggles before, the pain and hardships these fighters went through to force the colonizers to grant independence to Kenya is unimaginable.

@stephaniewaNdafari March 29, 2025 - 6:43 pm

The stories of the white settlers turning the owners of the land into slaves and raping and impregnating them on their own land is never talked about that's what they should teach in schools

@fredogweno6687 March 29, 2025 - 6:43 pm

Kuwani must just speak Kikuyu language

@Face2face5810 March 29, 2025 - 6:43 pm

😢so sad to watch, RIP 🪦 All Our Freedom Fighters

@Isabella-o1d7e March 29, 2025 - 6:43 pm

Sad

@rosekiroga971 March 29, 2025 - 6:43 pm

Then you hear the large tracks of land that the white settlers ‘own’ in Liakipia. In the name of ‘wildlife conservancy’. We are not yet Uhuru.

@glowtechvisuals6176 March 29, 2025 - 6:43 pm

It’s amazing how Mrs Dedan kimathi lived until her daughter started settling the Mau Mau fighters a promise kept alive and handed over to the next generation until it come to pass. Those with blood in their hands are surprised it’s happening.

@glowtechvisuals6176 March 29, 2025 - 6:43 pm

Africa is still fighting for land till today. It’s what we have.

@kokolee7262 March 29, 2025 - 6:43 pm

My grandfather from nyandarua has 2bullet scars he told me he lied on a river stream and pretended to be dead so as to survive. British gulang book tells the horrors the maumau ensured.

@Pontiac-w8v March 29, 2025 - 6:43 pm

Area imaging would be helpful

@doreenmwale3150 March 29, 2025 - 6:43 pm

You should sue the British government for wrongful death of freedom fighter Kimathi.

@gracewanjiru3658 March 29, 2025 - 6:43 pm

and the Collaborators and their KIN live like kings.. Long Live Dedan Kimathi

@wangariwairimu1st March 29, 2025 - 6:43 pm

Our colonisers don't give a damn about the owner's or let's say colored people's opinions about anything including their lives leave alone land, resources, rights….they did and will continue to do as they please as long it's fatten their pockets

@ggrace1133 March 29, 2025 - 6:43 pm

This is how it always is. Some foreign army of every ethnicity comes and takes over land that isn’t theirs, plundering the resources and subduing the natives to death. Humans are a cruel species that devour their own.

@moseskamau1557 March 29, 2025 - 6:43 pm

But for us we payed for it and never received any other information

@mrcapybara3579 March 29, 2025 - 6:43 pm

My grandfather was raised in a detention camp. His brother was hanged by the British invaders for being Mau Mau and his sister, who was also Mau Mau, died after getting tetanus in a concentration camp. Mau Mau were heroes. Never forget the crimes of the White man in Kenya and Africa.

@Deggoo March 29, 2025 - 6:43 pm

My grandpa was shot on the leg by British soldiers during mau mau war in central kenya. He died 2013 after struggling with his leg first several decades.

@paulinemungai7566 March 29, 2025 - 6:43 pm

Good job wanjugu❤

@glorianyambeki2625 March 29, 2025 - 6:43 pm

Eeeeih the tears I have cried 😢😢

@coolnassa1420 March 29, 2025 - 6:43 pm

I’m from Ethiopia living in United States to be honest,very sad story and touching I hope they will get answers ASAP and get compensation from British government and build the area what they did very awkward

@lillyj6744 March 29, 2025 - 6:43 pm

It's a wound to God himself. God calls it "The wound of my people. As we are the True bibilical Israelites. He will avenge the blood of his people

@jennynjeru856 March 29, 2025 - 6:43 pm

My shosh used to take food to mau mau fighters in the forest she was 15years then she died narrating maumau stories to me at 87yrs she rested r i p shosh..

@eugenesaina4433 March 29, 2025 - 6:43 pm

What happened to the ksh 2B(a paltry amount to be honest) that the british government gave the Mau Mau sometimes back in around 2004/2006,did it reach these people featured?,how many people were compensated?,who were they?

@rahabwachira5979 March 29, 2025 - 6:43 pm

Coming from Mugo wa kibiru lineage 😢😢 this pains my heart probably the old man died in pain😢😢😢may all their souls rest well…. peace ✌️ to our hearts and heroes 😢

@samm1974 March 29, 2025 - 6:43 pm

For me this story affirms my belief that it is yet independent for KENYANS

@tripplem8188 March 29, 2025 - 6:43 pm

Have followed this documentary from the beggining,my dad was a maumau too ad he died fighting for his right and all was invain,,,very interesting have learnt alot

@annewaithira4044 March 29, 2025 - 6:43 pm

Kenyan history 😢❤

@shazlevine6424 March 29, 2025 - 6:43 pm

Surely Mr president does he have to always give false promises. Its such a dissapointment to our state heroes

@hingambugua8200 March 29, 2025 - 6:43 pm

Everything to collaborators and Nothing to Mau Mau. From Kikuyu, Waiyaki wa Hinga who was buried alive by wazungu said someone will come to fight for him, i believe it was Kimathi and his comrades. NOT YET UHURU. GOD INFRONT

@lucyruto2008 March 29, 2025 - 6:43 pm

The person who took all the Land wasn't in the forest but enjoying life in the UK married has a son there

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