Yet despite playing an obvious role in fighting for independence, no Kenyan government has previously been prepared to lift the ban, partly because the Mau Mau rebellion was in part a civil war.

• 尽管在肯尼亚独立战争时候扮演了极为重要的角色，却没有任何一届前任政府准备废除禁令。其中部分原因，是因为矛矛党的部分人造成了内战的发生。