Muthoni Kirima

Kenyan 1950s liberation fighter Date Of Birth : 1931-01-01T00:00:00Z Date Of Death : 2023-09-04T00:00:00Z

Field-Marshal Muthoni wa Kirima (1931 – 4 September 2023) was a top-ranking 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.

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