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KENYA. Nyeri. One of the worst trouble-spots for Mau Mau, and many "sweep" of the town were held to find the Mau Mau terrorists. Early on a Sunday morning, the Nyeri Police Force, a company of the King's African Rifles, and loyal Kikuyu Home Guards threw a cordon around the entire village. After the battle the notorious Hika Hika gang of Mau Mau, the dead were brought into the Karatina Police Station. First to arrive was the notorious General Bata Batu. He was one of the most dangerous Mau Mau. 1954.
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