The Harvard Gazette

“Imperial Reckoning: The Untold Story of Britain’s Gulag in Kenya”

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Caroline Elkins, a Harvard history professor who studies colonial rule in East Africa, has spent the past few years as an "expert witness" testifying on the Mau Mau, a nationalist movement that liberated Kenya from British rule.

Putting history on trial

In case involving Kenyan abuse, scholarship must fit legal rubric

World|

DateFebruary 7, 2012May 2, 2019

Ruth Gacheri Ringera (not pictured), 80, cared for two children while her husband was imprisoned for seven years. "We used to live in fear," she said. Her husband, M'Ringera "Simon" M'Ndiiria (right), 91, was a Mau Mau treasurer in Nairobi. In the background is Robert Mutiga, one of their sons.

Mau Mau at peace

Kenyan fighters reflect on their struggles against a colonial ruler

World|

DateSeptember 22, 2011July 9, 2019

Hard look at harsh times

Caroline Elkins analyzes colonial behavior in African independence

Campus|

DateMarch 18, 2010April 1, 2019