Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua has announced the government will settle the Mau Mau heroes who have no permanent homes.
Speaking during the burial of Mau Mau fighter Brigadier John Njigoya Kagwe alias Brigadier Kiboko at Ngorika Village, Nyandarua County, Gachagua said freedom fighters did not receive what they deserved after sacrificing.
"The Mau Mau fighters sacrificed for the liberation of this country through thick and thin. After independence, the black colonialists took over land and power. We will keep calling them out for the injustices," he said.
He said they were short-changed after independence, hence the reason the majority of them have never settled down, they live with their families as displaced persons.
"Most of the land that these fighters fought for was shared amongst the collaborators and the colonial chiefs. Most of the idle land in the country was to be given to the Mau Mau fighters," he said.
Gachagua added that plans are underway to settle down the remaining fighters.
"The government will pay the money owed by the Mau Mau internally displaced persons for those left to settle We will restore their dignity," he said.
A meeting with the remaining Mau Mau fighters will be held soon to discuss a way forward.
He said the government is working with the remaining generals to locate and exhume the remains of Dedan Kimathi despite the death of Brigadier Kiboko, who had promised to help.
