Kapenguria Museum

The Kapenguria Museum is a museum located in Kapenguria, Kenya.[1] The museum is located inside the prison where prominent leaders of the Kenyan independence movement (the Kapenguria Six: Jomo Kenyatta, Kungu Karumba, Fred Kubai, Paul Ngei, Bildad Kaggia and Ramogi Achieng Oneko) were held and put on trial in 1952/3. The museum features galleries in the former cells of the prison, including displays on these leaders and the struggle against colonialism, and houses a memorial library in their honour.

The museum also features ethnographic galleries about the Pokot people.

It was opened as a museum in 1993.

References

  1. ↑ Kapenguria - Location and Historical Background

See also

Coordinates: 1°15′39″N 35°04′42″E / 1.260912°N 35.07835°E / 1.260912; 35.07835


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