Christopher Njora Muronyo, known as "General Kiambati," one of Kenya's last Mau Mau resistance fighters, was buried on Saturday, February 14, 2026, at the age of 106. His funeral highlighted the widespread sentiment that the Kenyan government has "forgotten" and failed to recognize the contributions of many freedom fighters.

• Muronyo died with three bullets still in his body from his time fighting the British in the 1950s.
• The burial, near Kenya's Aberdare mountains, was a modest affair, lacking government dignitaries and relying on donations.
• The Mau Mau rebellion began in 1952 in response to British land takeover and is considered a key chapter in Kenya's 1963 independence.
• Estimates of Kenyans killed during the rebellion range from 10,000 to 90,000, with 160,000 reportedly imprisoned and subjected to abuse.
• Many Mau Mau veterans, including Muronyo, lived and died in "abject poverty," never receiving recognition or compensation from the Kenyan government.