1952-1978
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April 1953: Suspected Mau Mau fighters are taken to Githunguri court and accused of leading an uprising against British colonial rule.
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October 1952: British Government declares a state of emergency.
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February 8, 1952: Queen Elizabeth II of England on arrival from Kenya. She was staying at Treetops hotel in Nyeri when she heard news of her father's death.
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1956: Field Marshall” Dedan Kimathi is shot, wounded and captured.
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1958: Jaramogi Oginga Odinga asks questions in the Legco about Mzee Jomo Kenyatta in prison.
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1959: Daniel Moi (3rd from left) leads nationalists and leaders to meet Jomo Kenyatta (middle) in detention
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April 14, 1959: Jomo Kenyatta is detained at Maralal.
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A picture showing soldiers leading Jomo Kenyatta to detention.
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May 14, 1960: James Gichuru is elected acting president of the newly formed Kanu party until Kenyatta's release.
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June 1, 1963: Jomo Kenyatta takes the oath during his swearing-in as Kenya's first Prime Minister. On his right is Governor Malcolm Macdonald.
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December 12, 1963: Prince Philip of Great Britain hands over Nairobi town to Prime Minister Jomo Kenyatta .
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June 1, 1963: Jomo Kenyatta is driven past the New Stanley Hotel on Lord Delamare Avenue (now Kenyatta Avenue) after he was sworn in as Prime Minister.
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December 13, 1963: Prince Philip of Edinburgh receives Kanu insigne from Jomo Kenyatta
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Dec12, 1963: Kisoi Munyao hoists the country's flag on top of Mount Kenya
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Dec 14, 1963: Miss Elizabeth Mumbi is crowned Miss Uhuru by Mama Ngina Kenyatta during the Daily Nation/Taifa Leo Miss Uhuru Contest at the Donholm Road Stadium, Nairobi.
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December 10, 1964: Jaramogi Oginga Odinga is named Kenya’s Vice-President in a cabinet reshuffle.
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July 3, 1968: Kitili Maluki Mwendwa is sworn in as first African Chief Justice of the Republic of Kenya.
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Jul 5, 1969: Economic Planning Minister Tom Mboya is shot dead in Nairobi. Photo/MOHAMMED AMIN
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Pamela Mboya is consoled by relatives after news of her husband's death.
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October 25, 1969: President Jomo Kenyatta travels to Kisumu to officially open the “Russian Hospital” (New Nyanza General Hospital), a pet project of his fierce rival, opposition leader Jaramogi Oginga Odinga.
The two leaders exchange harsh words, a scuffle breaks out and presidential security personnel fire into the crowd, leaving more than 10 people dead.
Three days later, the Jaramogi's KPU party is banned and Kenya becomes a de facto one-party state.
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March 2, 1975: Nyandarua North MP JM Kariuki goes missing.
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June 9, 1978: KCB Chairman John Michuki introduces his daughters to President Kenyatta at his home
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August 24, 1978: Founding President Jomo Kenyatta dies in his sleep