This virtual reconstruction is part of the Kamirithu Afterlives project that was initiated in 2020 by Kenny Cupers and Makau Kitata. African Digital heritage
This virtual reconstruction is part of the Kamirithu Afterlives project that was initiated in 2020 by Kenny Cupers and Makau Kitata. African Digital heritage
Historians estimate that approximately 1.2 million Kenyans were forcibly resettled during the Mau Mau emergency. This is in addition to the 80,000 Kenyans who
This year, African Digital Heritage is excited to partner with African Fiction Academy in the Sounds of Freedom Project. The African Fiction Academy is
The building reconstructed in the 3D model below, was a solitary cell/torture chamber in Mweru detention camp in Nyeri, Kenya. ‘Hardcore’ detainees would be
This 3D model depicts the entrance, trench and watchtower to Aguthi Works Camp in Nyeri, Kenya. Some of the detention camps around Kenya had
The buildings reconstructed here are mass cells in what was Mweru works camp. Mass cells could hold approximately 60 detainees in a space measuring
The 1950’s Mau Mau revolt and subsequent State of emergency is one of the bloodiest periods in Kenyan history. Declared in October 1952, the
The 1950’s Mau Mau revolt and subsequent State of emergency is one of the bloodiest periods in Kenyan history. Declared in October 1952, the
In October 2015 I documented Samburu Railway station as part of the Save The Railway project. I was really struck by this particular station,