Kenya Land and Freedom Army

Kenya Land and Freedom Army
Leaders	Dedan Kimathi
Dates of operation	1952–1960
Newspaper	High Command [1]
Ideology	Anti-colonialism Anti-imperialism Kenyan nationalism Kikuyu interests
Size	35,000+[2]
Opponents	United Kingdom Kenya Uganda  Southern Rhodesia
Battles and wars	Mau Mau uprising

The Kenya Land and Freedom Army (KLFA), also known as the Mau Mau, was a Kenyan insurgent group which fought against British colonial rule in Kenya during the Mau Mau rebellion from 1952 to 1960. Its membership consisted largely of the Kikuyu people. The KFLA was led by Dedan Kimathi for most of its existence. After four years, British forces managed to destroy the KFLA militarily, and Kimathi was captured and executed in 1957. Though the Mau Mau rebellion was ultimately suppressed, it played a major role in achieving Kenyan independence, which occurred in 1963.