SECRET documents just released show how British colonial
authorities in Kenya tried to hush up the 1959 Hola detention camp
massacre, in which 11 men were beaten to death.
The files shed more light on the March 3, 1959 deaths during the Mau
Mau uprising, which were initially blamed on contaminated water, though
autopsies found the men were severely beaten. No prosecutions were ever
brought.
The papers revealed that prison camp staff made no
attempt to tell the truth about what happened, while the government
minister for Britain's colonies wanted the incident to "drop out of
sight", according to the files released on Friday.
Many more Kenyans were injured in the incident.
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