Explain factors that enabled mau mau freedom fighters to fight the British for a long time.

      

Explain factors that enabled mau mau freedom fighters to fight the British for a long time.

  

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johnson

• The movement was led by able leaders
• Fighters used guerilla warfare which made it difficult for British government to contain them
• Mt. Kenya and Aberdare forest provided good hide out for the fighters
• Oathing united people and made them committed to the cause
• Some fighters were ex-servicement and therefore wars experienced
• Circular population sustained the rebellion by supplying food, weapons and information
• The movement received moral and material support from independent African countries
• Poor transport was to the disadvantage of European

johnson mwenjera answered the question on March 2, 2018 at 10:55


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