Anti Mau Mau hero deported . Nairobi , Kenya ; Briton Ian Henderson , Mau Mau hero , who retired from the Kenya Police earlier this week , is seen off by his wife and Kenya ' s country Police Chief , Inspector - General Sir Richard Catling ( left ) , as the former left Nairobi Airport for London . Henderson is one of four Britons ordered to leave the country in a purge which has stunned white Kenya . Henderson , who was awarded the George Medal and Bar for his action against Mau Mau will be joined later by his wife and two children . 7 August 1964