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  Someone is pulling our legs!                         The Guardian ON May 23, 2023, the Daily Mail published the above story. Indian media all over the globe rushed to print as well. The only problem was, I could not find a shred of evidence to prove that Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s grandfather had anything to do with the Mau May, let alone coaching them in guerrilla warfare.   By CYPRIAN FERNANDES   The first Kenya history specialist I consulted was the much-respected John Lonsdale . Emeritus Professor at Trinity College,  Cambridge . He is perhaps the greatest student of Kenyan political history and has been so for more than 50 years. His response: “ Thanks Cyprian, and good to hear from you.  I had not thought to ask about subversive Sunaks: seems rather unlikely to judge from the present generation!  Which of course is no way to do history.  I think an older, pre-East Afric...

By Cyprian Fernandes I think the Sunaks/Mau Mau story is a load of crap: Consider this: Comment from John Lonsdale . Emeritus Professor at Trinity College,  Cambridge . Trinity College, perhaps the greatest student of Kenyan political history: “ Thanks Cyprian, and good to hear from you.  I had not thought to ask about subversive Sunaks: seems rather unlikely to judge from the present generation!  Which of course is no way to do history.  I think an older, pre-East African Sunak generation was not far removed from the Amritsar massacre.  All good wishes, John . I found the following piece but I have no idea who wrote it or how it was sourced. I can confirm that in my earlier research that there were two groups of Asians who were part of the Kenya Police Reserves but their role was short-lived. Pio Gama Pinto was the only Asian I know who worked very closely with the Mau Mau, especially the Nairobi chapter. He raised money and collected ammunition for the Mau Mau...

  DOUGLAS CRIST/Staff Photo Island plant pathologist Olaf Ribeiro (centre) is interviewed by Today Show correspondent Bob Dotson (left) earlier this month at the island's historical museum. By TRISTAN BAURICK Staff Writer Apr 25 2007 The island plant pathologist will be featured nationally on the ‘Today’ show. With TV cameras rolling, Olaf Ribeiro knelt down amid a tangle of roots to show the nation how some of the world’s oldest trees are saved. “I don’t believe you can put an age limit on trees,” the bearded and grinning plant pathologist said to Today show correspondent Bob Dotson. Like a surgeon with his scalpel, Ribeiro sliced through a web of exposed roots spreading from the red oak’s main underground artery. “How long a tree lives depends on how you treat it,” Ribeiro said, slipping a few root samples in a plastic bag. Word of the island’s jovial tree doctor has spread far and wide. He was recently featured in a prominent Wall Street Journal article. The Seattle Times profil...