Chuka Massacre

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Chuka Massacre
Part of Mau Mau Uprising
Date June 1953
Location Kenya
Result 20 people killed
Belligerents
 United Kingdom
Kings African Rifles B Compant 		Mau Mau
Commanders and leaders
Major Griffiths
Casualties and losses
20 killed

The Chuka Massacre, which happened in Chuka, Kenya, was perpetrated by members of the King's African Rifles B Company in June 1953 with 20 people reported killed.[1]

Background

The massacre took place in two stages, and a British officer was reported present for the second. The commanding officer of B Company, Major Griffiths, and his two junior officers preceded the massacre by interrogating two captured Mau Mau for intelligence: "[W]hen the first prisoner seemed unwilling to cooperate, Griffiths ordered that a hole be made in his ear with a bayonet. A string was passed through the gaping wound, to be used as a tether over the next four days [after which he was killed]. The second prisoner also proved uncooperative. His ear was amputated on Griffiths' orders, and he was then summarily shot dead. Griffiths would later claim he had been shot whilst trying to escape." The results of a damning investigation were not passed on, thus no prosecutions were able to take place "due to lack of evidence".

The massacre

Aftermath and trial

See also

References

  1. ↑ Fenton, Ben (2006-07-10). "MoD 'refusing to release file on massacre of Kenyans'". Telegraph. Retrieved 2012-05-25. 

Bibliography

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