May 1968 - Mzee Returns! - Ten Thousand Flag-Waving

May 1968 - Mzee Returns! - Ten Thousand Flag-Waving Supporters wait outside Kenyatta's new home at Gatundu, 20 kilometres from Nairobi, to catch a glimpse of their released leader. For an hour before his arrival, thousands of people came streaming over the hills and from far away. The area was jammed tight, broad smiles on all the faces, the whole atmosphere between something of a carnival and a miracle. Some were pressed stoically against the wire, unable to move, almost unable to breathe, indifferent to their agony. They were in the front row of a special perfomance for the beginning of a new era. (Photograph by Drum Photographer BAHA)

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