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Wamagatta, Evanson N., author.

Title Controversial chiefs in colonial Kenya : the untold story of Senior Chief Waruhiu Wa Kung'u, 1890-1952 / Evanson N. Wamagatta.

Publication Info.

Lanham : Lexington Books, 2016.

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Location	Call No.	OPAC Message	Status
Axe ProQuest E-Book	Electronic Book	---	Available

Description	1 online resource (207 pages)
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	computer rdamedia
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Bibliography	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents	Early colonial chiefs in Kiambu district, 1902-1922 -- Waruhiu's early life, 1890-1916 -- Quest for power, 1917-1922 -- Relationship with the colonizers, 1922-1952 -- Relationship with the colonized, 1922-1952 -- Councilor of Kiambu Local Native Council, 1925-1952 -- Life behind the scenes, 1922-1952 -- Prelude to Waruhiu's murder, 1941-1952 -- Assassination of Senior Chief Waruhiu -- Who killed Waruhiu and why? -- Conclusion.
Note	Description based on print version record.
Subject	Kung'u, Waruhiu wa, 1890-1952.
	Colonial administrators -- Kenya -- Biography.
	Kikuyu (African people) -- Biography.
	Kikuyu (African people) -- Politics and government.
	Chiefdoms -- Kenya -- Kiambu District.
	Kiambu District (Kenya) -- Politics and government -- 20th century.
	Kenya -- Politics and government -- To 1963.
	Kenya -- History -- 1895-1963.
Genre/Form	Electronic books.
Other Form:	Print version: Wamagatta, Evanson N. Controversial chiefs in colonial Kenya : the untold story of Senior Chief Waruhiu Wa Kung'u, 1890-1952. Lanham : Lexington Books, 2016 9781498521475
ISBN	9781498521475 (cloth : alk. paper)
	9781498521482 (e-book)