King Charles III expressed his deep regret and sorrow for the past atrocities committed by the British government against Kenyans during their struggle for independence, labeling them as 'abhorrent and unjustifiable'.
Nairobi — King Charles III expressed his deep regret and sorrow for the past atrocities committed by the British government against Kenyans during their struggle for independence, labeling them as"abhorrent and unjustifiable".
While he did not offer a formal apology, the King acknowledged the"painful aspects" of the United Kingdom's colonial history. The visit, however, has been marked by demands from rights groups and survivors for a public apology and reparations. The King's visit was overshadowed by the brutal suppression of the Mau Mau uprising in the 1950s, in which over 10,000 people were killed, and others were tortured, marking one of the British Empire's most violent insurgencies. The Mau Mau resistance group remained outlawed and was designated a terrorist organization by the colonial government and subsequent administrations in independent Kenya.
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