On this daily Working Class History the twenty fourth of January, and on the twenty fourth of January nineteen sixty four, a mutiny broke out amongst soldiers near Nairobi and in Nakuru, Kenya, in protest at low pay for African soldiers. The rebels seized weapons and ammunition from an armory at the Lannet Barracks, then went on a sit down strike. Kenyan independence leader and Prime Minister Jomo Kenyatta promised that mutineers would be quote dealt with firmly end quote then called in British
troops to suppress the rebellion. A U S destroyer also rushed to the area to back up UK forces. In the repression, one African soldier was killed and one soldier and one passer by were wounded. It was the third
such rebellion that week in East Africa. British troops also suppressed mutinies with similar demands in Tanzania and Uganda, again at the invitation of the new anti colonial leaders and the sources maps and all of our anniversaries each day, check out the on this Day section of our stories at at stories Stopworkingclasshistory dot com and if you value our work. Support us at Patreon dot com slash working class history links in the show notes. The music by Deco, See you tomorrow,