Field Marshal Muthoni Wa Kirima has clarified why she allowed former First Lady Mama Ngina Kenyatta to shave her dreadlocks. 

After having the dreadlocks after donning them for over 70 years, as a testimony to the fight for independence, Muthoni cut them down on Saturday, April 2.  

Mama Ngina led the celebration, as the two reminisced their youthful life, friendship and freedom fighting. 

Justifying the move to shave her six-foot-long dreadlocks cut, Muthoni dismissed reports alleging that Mama Ngina compelled her to shave.

The freedom fighter addressed the issues four days after the event on Saturday.

Muthoni said that she resorted to shaving her hair to signify that Kenya had finally gained full independence.

"I had to cut it because it has been a long journey. I started keeping this hair in 1952 and after more than 70 years, I needed to get rid of them. I now feel like a young girl," Muthoni stated.

"Nobody can shave my hair without my consent. If they attempted to do so, I would have given them a proper beating," she added.

Mama Ngina Kenyatta led the special ceremony of shaving the dreadlocks of the only female Field Marshal in Nyeri Town on Saturday.

The Mau Mau fighter has had the dreadlocks for over 70 years. Most of the Mau Mau fighters took a vow that they will never shave until the whites leave Kenya. 

The veteran's wish was to have Mama Ngina cut her dreadlocks and to bless President Uhuru Kenyatta. By Purity Wangui, The Star