While official figures cited 11,503 deaths, Elkins estimates that tens of thousands—and possibly up to 300,000—Kikuyu are "unaccounted for".
She reveals a coordinated effort by British officials to destroy official records before Kenya gained independence. Imperial reckoning: the untold story of Britain...
The British detained nearly the entire Kikuyu population—roughly 1.5 million people—in a system of camps and barbed-wire villages. While official figures cited 11,503 deaths, Elkins estimates