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BOOK REVIEW: History of Kenya’s ‘martial’ tribe (17 June 2017)
British officers and colonial officials came to view the Kamba as they did the Sikhs of India, the Gurkhas of Nepal, and the Scottish Highlanders — as a “race” of soldiers who “naturally” made good fighting auxiliaries.
www.theeastafrican.co.ke/magazine/Book-review-Kenya-martial-tribe-history/434746-3975116-2gd6pm/index.html
British officers and colonial officials came to view the Kamba as they did the Sikhs of India, the Gurkhas of Nepal, and the Scottish Highlanders — as a “race” of soldiers who “naturally” made good fighting auxiliaries.
www.theeastafrican.co.ke/magazine/Book-review-Kenya-martial-tribe-history/434746-3975116-2gd6pm/index.html