Muthoni wa Kirima

Muthoni wa Kirima (born in 1931) was a top-ranking female fighter in Kenya's liberation movement The Mau Mau or Land Freedom Army in the 1950. She is the only woman said to have been bestowed the Mau Mau rank of field-marshal. Quotes I will not cut my Dreds because the fruits of independence have not been enjoyed by the people who sacrificed the most. As quoted in the article MUTHONI WA KIRIMA: MY HAIR, MY HISTORY by Umazi Mvurya; published on April 13, 2018. Some fighters are alive, but live in squalor. They are handicapped, blind, sick, beggars and squatters because nobody shared with them what we fought for. They sacrificed to unchain Kenya, but they were left poorer. As quoted in the City News article of The Standard By James Mwangi | 5 years ago. Up to date, the country is in the hands of collaborators. They are only concerned about their wealth and not the interest of the masses. Everything they own today is because we fought for it. It’s sad that many of us are either dead or live in deplorable states. I prefer to keep quiet and watch things as they unfold. As quoted in the City News article of The Standard By James Mwangi | 5 years ago. . “It was like slavery. The Europeans didn’t care whether it rained or not and one had to pick the pyrethrum from dawn to dusk on the expansive farms for a meagre wage of two coins a month.” Muthoni wa Kirima – Kenya’s first female field marshalkenyayearbook(May 7, 2022) “It was only through God – He deserves the honour and glory,” Muthoni wa Kirima – Kenya’s first female field marshalkenyayearbook(May 7, 2022) “It was Kimathi’s vision to see our land owned and cultivated by Kenyans, and I’m sure he would have been very happy to see it.” Muthoni wa Kirima – Kenya’s first female field marshalkenyayearbook(May 7, 2022) “You can only think clearly when you are pure and educated,” Muthoni wa Kirima – Kenya’s first female field marshalkenyayearbook(May 7, 2022) You can only think clearly when you are pure and educated. Muthoni wa Kirima – Kenya’s first female field marshalkenyayearbook(May 7, 2022) God created me in His own image and He knew the purpose He had for my life. Muthoni wa Kirima – Kenya’s first female field marshalkenyayearbook(May 7, 2022) Respect your elders and listen to their words of wisdom Muthoni wa Kirima – Kenya’s first female field marshalkenyayearbook(May 7, 2022) Uphold your heritage; own your local names. Muthoni wa Kirima – Kenya’s first female field marshalkenyayearbook(May 7, 2022) “Womendon’t understand where some of these rights came from.” Muthoni wa Kirima – Kenya’s first female field marshalkenyayearbook(May 7, 2022) “I have forgiven those who were hunting us down in the Mau Mau struggle because it was a time of war.” Mau Mau heroine Field Marshal Muthoni Kirima shaves her 70-year-old dreadlocks The Standard Sports(April 04, 2022) “We fought and won our freedom. Now we all enjoy what we sacrificed for.” Mau Mau heroine Field Marshal Muthoni Kirima shaves her 70-year-old dreadlocks The Standard Sports(April 04, 2022) “I needed to breathe new life.” I wasn’t forced to cut dreadlocks: 92-year-old Mau Mau fighter Muthoni wa KirimaThe Standard Sports(April 07, 2022) “The dreadlocks reminded me of the struggle, persecution and punishment meted on me and my colleagues.” I wasn’t forced to cut dreadlocks: 92-year-old Mau Mau fighter Muthoni wa KirimaThe Standard Sports(April 07, 2022) “I feel like I have just come out from forest and I’m now living in African reserve.” I wasn’t forced to cut dreadlocks: 92-year-old Mau Mau fighter Muthoni wa KirimaThe Standard Sports(April 07, 2022) “I feel the air flow on my head and very free.” I wasn’t forced to cut dreadlocks: 92-year-old Mau Mau fighter Muthoni wa KirimaThe Standard Sports(April 07, 2022) “I have not been coerced.” I wasn’t forced to cut dreadlocks: 92-year-old Mau Mau fighter Muthoni wa KirimaThe Standard Sports(April 07, 2022) “The country is messed up. It is as if we don’t know God.” Kenya is messed up, it is as if we don’t know God- Freedom fighter Field Marshal Muthoni wa KirimaThe Standard( May31, 2016) “It would be better if we had a less educated, but wise person leading this great country.” Kenya is messed up, it is as if we don’t know God- Freedom fighter Field Marshal Muthoni wa KirimaThe Standard( May31, 2016) “I decided early that I would rather die than live my life under the white man. They would not let us till large pieces of land to grow extra food to sell yet we were in our own country.” PRESS RELEASE : WINNERS OF THE 2021 HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDERS AWARDS ANNOUNCEDdefenderscoalition(November 27,2021) “Kenya is my only child,” PRESS RELEASE : WINNERS OF THE 2021 HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDERS AWARDS ANNOUNCEDdefenderscoalition(November 27,2021) Dress respectfully; respect yourself as a woman and men will respect you. Muthoni wa Kirima – Kenya’s first female field marshalkenyayearbook(May 7, 2022) External links Category:Revolutionaries Category:Women from Kenya Category:1931 births Category:Living people