Muthoni Kirima

Field-Marshal Muthoni wa Kirima (1931 – 4 September 2023) was a female fighter in Mau Mau's 1950s rebellion against British colonialism. Few Mau Mau women became active fighters, and Muthoni was the only woman to have attained the Mau Mau rank of field-marshal.[1][2]

  1. ^ K24TV (1 June 2014), Muthoni Kirima, The Only Female Mau Mau Field Marshal, retrieved 8 December 2016{{citation}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  2. ^ "Bitter, betrayed but buoyant". Daily Nation. Retrieved 8 December 2016.