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King Charles is poised to become the first Royal to express sorrow over Britain's repression of the Mau Mau uprising when he makes a state visit to Kenya this week, The Mail on Sunday can reveal.
Amid angry calls from activists who want Britain to pay millions in compensation for its colonial legacy in the African state, the King will acknowledge that Kenyans were tortured during the reprisals for the 1950s revolt but will stop short of issuing an official apology.
A decade ago, the British Government agreed to pay nearly £20 million in compensation to Kenyan victims of torture during the uprising.
The Kenya Human Rights Commission say 90,000 Kenyans were executed, tortured or maimed in Britain's brutal crackdown of the rebellion.
Kenyan campaigners continue to demand an apology, writing to Prince William last year asking for this and reparations for their 'immense suffering under British rule'. Lawyer Joel Kimutai Bosek, who represents 100,000 Kenyans who claim they were forced off their ancestral land by the British, told The Mail on Sunday: 'Charles owes us Kenyans an apology.
King Charles is set to be the first British monarch to acknowledge Britain's repression of the Mau Mau uprising in Kenya
Amid calls from activists who want Britain to pay compensation for it colonial legacy in Kenya, the King will acknowledge people tortured during the reprisals for the 1950 revolt, but will stop short of a full apology
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