[1] On 13 August 1913, the colonial administrator for the region, Arthur Champion, held a public meeting where he gave his demands to the community.
Mekatilili played a major role in the meeting as she expressed her opposition to Champion's demands and gave a verbal oath that she would not cooperate with the colonial administrators.
She rounded up support for her cause against the colonial authorities due to the position she had attained as a strong believer of the traditional religion.
[1] Mekatilili and Mwadori organized a large meeting at Kaya Fungo where they administered the mukushekushe oath among the women and Fisi among the men who vowed never to cooperate with the colonial authorities in any way or form.
The colonial authorities responded by seizing large tracts of Giriama land, burning their homes and razing Kaya Fungo.
Mekatilili stated that Arthur Champion was solely responsible for forcing colonial policies on Giriama, which she claimed was eroding the traditional culture of Kenya.