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{{Short description|Prison museum in Kapenguria, Kenya}}
The '''Kapenguria Museum''' is a [[museum]] located in [[Kenya]].<ref>[http://www.museums.or.ke/content/blogcategory/15/21/ Kapenguria - Location and Historical Background]</ref> It was opened in 1993.
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== References ==
The '''Kapenguria Museum''' is a [[museum]] located in [[Kapenguria]], [[Kenya]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.museums.or.ke/content/blogcategory/15/21/ |title=Kapenguria - Location and Historical Background |access-date=2013-04-09 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071218065144/http://www.museums.or.ke/content/blogcategory/15/21/ |archive-date=2007-12-18 |url-status=dead }}</ref> 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.
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The museum also features ethnographic galleries about the [[Pokot people]].

It was opened as a museum in 1993.


== See also ==
== See also ==
* [[List of museums in Kenya]]
* [[List of museums in Kenya]]


== References ==
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Latest revision as of 17:06, 21 April 2024

Kapenguria Museum
Kapenguria Museum is located in Kenya
Kapenguria Museum
Location within Kenya
Established1993
LocationKapenguria, Kenya


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.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Kapenguria - Location and Historical Background". Archived from the original on 2007-12-18. Retrieved 2013-04-09.

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