[2] Although subdued by colonial domination and disease decades earlier, the Maasai were not all collaborators as most historical narratives of the rebellion portray them.
General ole Kisio was one of many Maasai men who were recruited to fight for the British Empire during the Second World War.
When they returned, Kurito, now aged 19, married Miriam Enekurito, a Kikuyu girl whose family had settled in Narok.
One of his first roles in the rebellion was to ferry stolen guns and other equipment from Narok to Elementaita and Nyandarua.
[4] Kisio's role in the movement, as at the highest decision-making levels, shows the nationalistic composition of the rebellion.