Kungu karumba biography of christopher

Kung'u Karumba was a Kenyan nationalist and freedom-fighter. He was a member of the Kapenguria Six, along with Bildad Kaggia, Jomo Kenyatta, Fred Kubai, Paul Ngei, and Ochieng Oneko.

Kungu Karumba along with five other men, including Jomo Kenyatta, were arrested on October 20, in Kapenguria by British colonial governor, for being involved in a revolutionary group called the Mau Mau, which led a revolt against British colonial rule.

Reason as to why the case was held in Kapenguria was so that the Mau Mau could not get to free the men. The area was remote at the time.

Kapenguria 6 photos

He was convicted and locked up in prison for seven years with hard labor before the country's independence on December 12, ^[1][2]

Following Kenya's independence, he remained a close friend and influential advisor to Kenyatta who had risen to Prime Minister of Kenya. Active as businessman, Karumba invested in Uganda.

He loaned a substantial sum of money to the wife of Ugandan mil