Liberation Leader of kenyan, Dedan Kimathi, Believed to Have Been Found After 62 Years

Kenyans are celebrating the news and pushing for a proper burial for the revolutionary.  The remains and burial site of Dedan Kimathi, the Kenyan revolutionary who led the Mau Mau Uprising against British colonial rule, have reportedly been identified after a 62-year search.  Kimathi, the military and spiritual leader of the Kenyan Land and Freedom Army (also known as the Mau Mau), was captured by British colonial forces in 1956 and executed the following year by hanging. He is considered a revolutionary hero of the colonial struggle by many Kenyans, who have advocated for the government to locate his remains since his death.  His grave site was located at Kamiti Maximum Security Prison, according to a statement shared online from the Dedan Kimathi Foundation. The news has been trending on Twitter, with several Kenyans celebrating his body finally being found after more than six long decades, using the hashtag #KimathiGraveIdentified.  The statement from the foundation reads: "It is with great joy, we would like to announce that, following numerous concerted efforts, spearheaded by the Government of the Republic of Kenya, the gravesite of liberation hero Field Marshall Dedan Kimathi has finally been identified!"  The hope is that the remains can be exhumed and that Kimathi can finally be given a proper burial. "We now remain, fingers crossed, as we wait for Chief Justice David Maraga to allow for the excavation and exhumation of Kimathi's remains for a decent burial," the statement adds.  Several Kenyans online continue to express happiness and emotion at the long-awaited news.