Settlers’ Irrigation Scheme at Hola Camp, Commandant Thompson, extreme right, looks on as visiting journalists and prisoners stand attentive in 1959.

David Olusoga’s version of Kenya’s Mau Mau Emergency

David Olusoga’s account of the ‘Mau Mau Emergency’ in Kenya in the 1950s in his new BBC series ‘Empire’ doesn’t withstand historical scrutiny.

History Reclaimed