[Muigwithania collection, 1928-1929].

Photocopies of Gikuyu language newspaper ("The Reconciler" or "Unifier" or "Newsbearer" in English) associated with the Kikuyu Central Association and its secretary, Jomo Kenyatta, who was at times (he was in London in 1929) editor of the newspaper, together with English translations of most issues...

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Corporate Authors: Kenya. Criminal Investigation Department, Muigwithania (Nairobi, Kenya)
Other Authors: Kenyatta, Jomo
Language:Kikuyu
English
Language and/or Writing System:
Chiefly in Gikuyu, with English translations, and some letters in English.
Published: [1928-1929]
Subjects:
Kenyatta, Jomo.
Kikuyu Central Association > Sources.
Muigwithania (Nairobi, Kenya)
Kikuyu (African people) > Politics and government.
Newspapers > Kenya.
Nationalism > Kenya > Periodicals.
Kenya > History > To 1963 > Sources.
Kenya > History > Autonomy and independence movements > Sources.
Kenya > Politics and government > To 1963 > Sources.
Genre:
Sources.
Periodicals.
Online Access:
View the inventory of the collection
Local Note:
Copies made for MSU Libraries by the Henry Martyn Centre, University of Cambridge.
MSU: The material is stored offsite in Remote Storage. Please contact Special Collections 3 working days in advance if you wish to use it.
Physical Description:1 box (3 files) ; 33 x 46 x 8 cm
Variant Title:
Muigwithania. [Other title]
Format: Manuscript
Contents:
  • [1]. MUIG 1. Copies of the original Gikuyu language newspaper: vol. 1 no. 3 (July 1928), vol. 1 no. 4 (August 1928: part two of which is missing in the original copy and the MSU copy), vol. 1 no. 6 (October 1928), vol. 1 no. 8 (December 1928), vol. 1 no. 9 (February 1929), vol. 1 no. 10 ( February-March 1929), vol. 1 no. 11 (April 1929), vol. 1 no. 12 (May 1929), vol. 2 no. 1 (June 1929), vol. 2 no. 2 (July-August 1929)
  • [2]. MUIG 2. Copies of the English translation made for the use of the colonial administration: issues as above, but also including vol. 2 no. 3 (September 1929)
  • [3]. MUIG 3. Correspondence (two letters).