▁bring ▁Operation ▁An vil ▁to ▁a ▁close . ▁ ▁" ▁ ▁Det ention ▁and ▁later ▁life ▁It ote ▁was ▁unable ▁to ▁bring ▁about ▁the ▁surrender ▁of ▁his ▁Mau ▁Mau ▁com r ades , ▁and ▁so ▁was ▁placed ▁in ▁a ▁det ention ▁camp ▁in ▁Lok ita ung . ▁Here ▁he ▁stayed ▁with ▁his ▁former ▁oppon ent , ▁J omo ▁Ken y atta ▁who ▁taught ▁him ▁how ▁to ▁speak ▁and ▁write ▁in ▁English . ▁ ▁In ▁prison , ▁General ▁China ▁saved ▁the ▁future ▁president ' s ▁life ▁after ▁a ▁fellow ▁in mate , ▁K ari uki ▁Ch ot ara , ▁then ▁a ▁minor ▁on ▁murder ▁charges , ▁attempted ▁to ▁st ab ▁J omo ▁Ken y atta . ▁ ▁It ote ▁stayed ▁in ▁det ention ▁for ▁the ▁next ▁nine ▁years , ▁and ▁was ▁released ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 2 . ▁He ▁was ▁then ▁taken ▁under ▁the ▁wing ▁of ▁Ken y atta ▁in ▁his ▁new ▁government . ▁He ▁also ▁got ▁military ▁training ▁in ▁Israel , ▁before ▁returning ▁to ▁Ken ya ▁to ▁serve ▁as ▁assistant ▁director ▁of ▁the ▁National ▁Youth ▁Service ▁under ▁Geoff rey ▁Griff in , ▁a ▁position ▁he ▁held ▁u pto ▁ 1 9 8 4 . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 7 ▁he ▁published ▁his ▁aut obi ography , ▁" M au ▁Mau " ▁General ▁( E ast ▁African ▁Publishing ▁House ), ▁and ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 9 ▁wrote ▁Mau ▁Mau ▁in ▁Action ▁( Trans a frica ▁Books ). ▁He ▁served ▁as ▁the ▁top ▁officer ▁of ▁Ken ya ▁National ▁Youth ▁service ▁with