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King Charles plans to acknowledge the painful past between the UK and Kenya, in his visit in the African country later this month. Photo by Chris Jackson/Getty Images)later this month after accepting an invitation by the country’s President, William Ruto to celebrate Kenya’s 60th independence anniversary on 12 December.
Charles and Queen Camilla will spend four days in Kenya from 31 October to 3 November. It will mark Charles’s first visit to a Commonwealth country since becoming king. The Mau Mau armed movement was fuelled by the resentment Kikuyus felt towards their British rulers and European settlers who farmed land in Kenya, as well as at a lack of political representation. White farmers were targeted in violent attacks as were some Kikuyus who were said to have collaborated with the authorities.
The UK government made a historic statement of regret in 2013 over the “torture and other forms of ill-treatment” perpetrated by the colonial administration during the emergency period and paid reparations of £19.9m to about 5,200 people.The visit is part of a series of outings the Prince and Princess of Wales have conducted this week to mark World Mental Health Day.
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