MAU MAU CAVES,ABERDARE RANGES

The Mau Mau caves located 200 kilometres east of Nairobi City in Nanyuki County ,we have Mau Mau Caves.As history has it,Mau Mau Caves,found in the Aberdare Ranges,were used as hide out spots by the Kenyam Freedom Fighters as they fought in the British Colonial Army between 1952 and 1960.Mau Mau is a Kiswahili phrase that says,"Mzungu Arudi Ulaya,Mwafrika Apate Uhuru."Traslated to English, it maens that the colonisers ought to go back to Europe so that Africans can get freedom.Mau Mau caves hold true historical significance. The Mau Mau Caves hold a prominent place in Kenya's history as a symbol of the struggle for independence from British colonial rule. These caves, located in the Aberdare Forest, were used by the Mau Mau freedom fighters as hideouts and operational bases during the Mau Mau Uprising in the 1950s.