, ▁N yer i ▁District ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 2 . ▁He ▁received ▁minimal ▁education ▁at ▁a ▁local ▁Church ▁of ▁Scotland ▁mission , ▁before ▁moving ▁to ▁N airo bi ▁as ▁a ▁te en ager ▁to ▁escape ▁his ▁father ' s ▁beat ings . ▁ ▁He ▁married ▁his ▁first ▁wife , ▁Le ah ▁W amb ura , ▁in ▁December ▁ 1 9 4 0 . ▁ ▁It ote ▁en list ed ▁in ▁the ▁British ▁army ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 2 , ▁serving ▁in ▁the ▁King ' s ▁African ▁R if les ▁throughout ▁Asia , ▁first ly ▁at ▁C ey lon ▁and ▁then ▁in ▁the ▁Bur ma ▁Camp aign . ▁Wh ilst ▁in ▁Bur ma ▁he ▁was ▁promoted ▁to ▁the ▁rank ▁of ▁Corpor al . ▁He ▁passed ▁up ▁an ▁opportunity ▁for ▁promotion ▁and ▁asked ▁to ▁be ▁dis charg ed ▁ ▁Return ing ▁to ▁Ken ya , ▁he ▁became ▁Dis ill usion ed ▁with ▁the ▁lack ▁of ▁opportun ities ▁and ▁became ▁involved ▁in ▁urban ▁politics ▁and ▁joined ▁the ▁Ken ya ▁African ▁Union ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 6 . ▁In ▁the ▁company ▁of ▁fellow ▁ex - ar my ▁com r ades ▁he ▁d ab bled ▁in ▁the ▁criminal ▁under world ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁N airo bi ' s ▁Fort y ▁Group , ▁to ▁supp lement ▁his ▁w ages ▁as ▁a ▁fire man . ▁ ▁Mau ▁Mau ▁Years ▁In ▁ 1 9 5 0 , ▁It ote ▁sw ore ▁the ▁Mau ▁Mau ▁o ath , ▁and ▁subsequently ▁became ▁responsible ▁for ▁o ath ing ▁and ▁was