1895-1963: British rule: theft and exploitation.
1929: Kenyatta goes to London.
1944: KAU established.
1947: Kenyatta returns.
1952-1956: Mau Mau crushed. KAU banned, Kenyatta jailed.
1957: Africans elected to council.
1960: KANU formed.
1961: Kenyatta released. KANU win elections. British protect wealth.
1963: Independence, Kenyatta PM.
1964: Republic of Kenya declared.
1969: Ethnic violence.
1978: Kenyatta dies. Moi president.
1981-1982: Dissent suppressed.
1982: One party state. Coup fails.
1984: Massacre by government.
1986-2001: Repression & violence.
1999: Mau Mau sue UK gov.
2002: UK MoD to pay $7m+ to victims. Moi's rule ended.