Man Hunt in Kenya

by Philip Goodhart and Ian Henderson

Book Overview

Experience the heart-pumping thrills of a real-life manhunt in the heart of Kenya with senior police commander Ian Henderson and journalist Philip Goodhart. The true story of a dangerous criminal on the loose and the brave souls who hunted him down, this book is a gripping read from beginning to end.

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.

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• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1022890190
• ISBN13: 9781022890190
• Release Date: July 2023
• Publisher: Legare Street Press
• Length: 264 Pages
• Weight: 0.82 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.2"

Customer Reviews

The End of Mau Mau

The Mau Mau rebellion in Kenya has many faces. Robert Ruark's "Something of Value" seemed to cover the topic for me, initially. However, my first year at university, I became acquainted with a (brilliant)Kikuyu graduate student, who despised Robert Ruark's characterization, and the British. He would not, however, discuss Mau Mau or the rebellion. "Manhunt in Kenya" covers what was essentially a police action, or more properly a Special Police action, to capture the remnants of the Mau Mau gangs (anti-colonialist freedom fighters?) who had been forced to flee into the high wilderness of the Aberdere range in Kenya, with focus on their most dangerous and capable leader, Dedan Kimathi. Ian Henderson's book is very interesting for its description of some of the techniques used to locate and capture Kimathi. Outdoorsmen will be interested in the hardships facing the police in contending with the wilderness and how both they and the Mau Mau coped. Henderson describes the Mau Mau exclusively as thieves, bandits, and criminals, though he does not dwell on this aspect of their social behavior. Ruark is actually much more dramatic about the criminality (and worse) aspects of Mau Mau. Henderson's descriptions are convincing about the people in this book, and his book is a very good read. I plan also to read Jomo Kenyatta's book and a book lately by an African professor who appears to contradict Henderson's and Ruark's views. I will follow these with a book by a British policeman which covers the duration of the Mau Mau upheaval.