Dominated Control by the Kikuyu people , Meru people and Embu people , the KLFA also comprised Cause_to_be_included units of Kamba and Maasai peoples who fought Hostile_encounter against the white European colonist-settlers in Kenya , the British Army , and the local Kenya Regiment ( British colonists , local auxiliary militia , and pro–British Kikuyu people ) .

The capture Conquering of rebel leader , Field Marshal Dedan Kimathi , on 21 October 1956 , signalled the defeat Conquering of the Mau Mau , however , the rebellion survived Preserving until after Kenya 's independence from Britain , driven Motion mainly by the Meru units led by Field Marshal Musa Mwariama and General Baimungi .