Mekatilili
Today, Google honored Mekatilili wa Menza. I have never heard of her until today so I went into W ikipedia to read about her. Wikipedia says that she led the Giriama in a rebellion against the British between 1912 and 1915. Some detail there so no need for me to duplicate it here. I think what is interesting is that there was a strong woman leader who took a stance and paid a price for it but is not really recognized in the national conversation. The other interesting thing is the notion that the agitation against British rule began and took place primarily in the Mt. Kenya environs. On the one hand, we stand and honor Mekatilili and on the other hand we also honor all the unsung heroes from different parts of the country that took a stance for their liberty and person hood and culture but were never recognized or honored for it. Mekatilili, we salute you.