TMoP - enlisting Matryoshka

[Glenn Scheper]

S.O. (Since Obama) I've been obsessed with all things Kenyan.

This point reminds me of Necheyev's enlistment of Matryoshka:

If there were no women, then the war would not have been carried on. And the 
women were mostly girls, because if the men were beaten, they would tell the 
secrets and the girls would not.
  -- http://www.uoguelph.ca/~terisatu/MauMau/index.htm
  Mau Mau Women


And this widely rehearsed event:--Hey, why Necheyev wears a dress?

While many died fighting for independence, it must be acknowledged that one of 
the first people to be killed by the colonialists in freedom fighting in Kenya 
was Mary Muthoni Nyanjiru during the Thuku uprising in 1922. When Harry Thuku 
started to fight the white community he had many strong followers. But when he 
was arrested and thousands came together to demonstrate outside of his cell, the 
men remained silent and were easily appeased. The women were infuriated that the 
men had failed to protect one of their leaders. It was Nyanjiru who stripped 
naked and admonished the men for being cowards. "You take my dress and give me 
your trousers. You men are cowards. What are you waiting for? Our leader is in 
there. Let's get him." The crowd was moved to action and Nyanjiru was killed 
along with many others.
  -- http://www.uoguelph.ca/~terisatu/MauMau/index.htm
  Mau Mau Women


Yours truly,
Glenn Scheper
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