One faction of the Kikuyu people formed Mau Mau, a terrorist organization intent on purging all European influence from the country, but less strident Kikuyus attempted to either remain neutral or help the British defeat Mau Mau. ... The poet appears to condemn such an attitude by comparing the Mau Mau Uprising to the Spanish Civil War (1936-39). ... Walcott is sickened by the behavior of Mau Mau just as he has been disgusted by the British. ... Kenyatta was one of those arrested and, after a trial, was incarcerated for masterminding Mau Mau. ... By 1953, the guerilla fighting force of Mau Ma...

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