Britain's King Charles III (left) With Kenyan President William Ruto During the Ceremonial Welcome at the State House
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King Charles III yesterday expressed deep remorse for the atrocities committed by British soldiers in colonial Kenya.
He acknowledged the heinous and unjustifiable acts of violence against the Kenyan people during their struggle for independence and sovereignty. Despite President William Ruto's urging for full reparations, King Charles did not publicly apologize. During a State House banquet, the President underscored the need to learn from the past to solidify the bond between the two countries, possibly to divert attention and prevent any uncomfortable situations for his guests. King Charles emphasized his desire to gain a deeper understanding of the wrongs committed and to meet with those who have been greatly affected.
Despite acknowledging that he cannot change the past, he expressed his commitment to addressing the issue. He called for the two nations to take advantage of the occasion to demonstrate the depth of their friendship. He emphasised that this would contribute to forging stronger connections in the time ahead. Speaking in admiration of Jomo Kenyatta, King Charles referenced their first meeting five decades ago.
Highlighting the significance of cooperation in different domains like security and the battle against climate change, the keynote speaker stressed the need for strong ties between the two nations. The distinguished assembly comprised of renowned personalities, including Foreign Affairs Cabinet Secretary Musalia Mudavadi, British High Commissioner Neil Wigan, Queen Camilla, and the former Prime Minister Raila Odinga. Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua was unable to attend as he was reportedly out of the country.
On Monday, the royal couple touched down in Kenya for a four-day visit which precedes the country's 60th Independence Anniversary celebrations on December 12, 2023. A few years before Kenya was bestowed independence in 1963, the country fell under a state of national emergency resulting in a great loss of African lives and damages that serve as a reminder of the past. Signs decipher that even before the tail end of colonial dominance, there existed a level of familiarity and belongingness between the two countries.
King Charles' visit to Kenya holds great significance as it marks the first visit by a reigning monarch since his ascension to the throne last year. This royal visit is anticipated to enhance the economic connections between Kenya and the UK, solidifying bond even further.
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Reparation!
Shouldn't the MauMau also be required to apologize to the many innocent Kikuyu whom they brutalized and murdered simply because they didn't agree with their methods? MauMau used the most vile methods to coerce the people to support their violent activity,yet the true freedom campaigners including Kenyatta did not support that. It is common knowledge that the faction that first went into the forests comprised common thugs and criminals already on the run from the law. Political uprightness does not allow these truths to be told but it is a fact that the authorities were dealing with savage and ruthless gangs masquerading as freedom fighters but more intent on robbing and killing not just men, but also children and domestic animals. It's no wonder that Kenyatta himself denounced the gangs and in any case, Kenya was the last colony to get independence behind Uganda and Tanganyika despite their not having a so called freedom war. The truth should be told in totality, and I personally believe that the British have nothing to apologize for.
Nonsense!! Where do you live so i can come into your house, stay as i please and do as i please and then you apologize to me when i leave.
MauMau thugs and criminals were routed in four short years because that's what they were. The people rejected their ways and they failed to win the people's hearts and minds, which is a prerequisite for any revolution.
The King knows the times we are in. No apologies needed. Just read Numbers;35:33
"You shall not defile the land that you go into. The land you defile shall only be cleansed by the blood of he who shed it"
It's too little, too late.
No one could stop the atrocities committed then, that was prophecy.No one can stop what will happen, it is prophecy.
Let us keep watching this space.!!
This king knows damned well that his great grandfather and grandfather enslaved Africans and made them work for free, making carry vulnerable Kenyans haul our resources like ivory, gold, copper, etc, through bushes and thickets from the inland to the coastland. And slave trade was abolished globally, his grandfather crafted another route of continuing enslaving Africans through colonialism. After the death of his grandfather, his mother mzoga Queen Elizabeth became a notable figure of rewarding British soldiers who fought in the 2nd World War. Most of these beneficiaries were captains, majors, lieuvtenats, and generals who were later given titles of Lords. They took up mafuta mafuta lands at Kenyan highlands especially Lord Delamere, Lord Arthur Cole, who owned almost the whole of Nakuru County. Todate, their land have been taken over by Moi and Kenyatta families.
Countries like Britain, Spain, Portugal, Belgium, France, Italy, and Germany were mainly constructed using resources and free labor from Africa. No wonder all these countries have been broke from the 70s after African countries gained independence. He knows that mother his had been guilty as charged, for crimes she committed against the African people, just like other colonizers. Apologizing would have been an admission of guilt, thus victims would have rushed to international court to seek reparations from broke red necks. That is how smart red necks are, while foolish Africans spends so much tax-payers' money to host a toothless king whose visits won't put a plateful of ugali on poor Kenyans who have been ravaged by poverty from electing thieves in office.
Ndugu Charles (Mfalme wa UK):
Kabla hujarudi nyumbani kwako (UK) waambie WaKenya ya kwamba, si lazima waendelee kuabudu mila, dini, majina na lugha ya Kiingereza. Waambie "KISWAHILI TOSHA." Wakumbushe ya kwamba, Waingereza waliondoka Kenya yapata miaka 60 iliyopita tarehe 12/12/1963 wakati nchi ya Kenya ilipopata Uhuru kutoka kwao.
Hayati Mwalimu Borito Kambarage Nyerere alijitahidi na kukifanya Kiswahili Lugha ya Taifa na sasa Kiswahili kinajulikana na kuheshimiwa duniani kote kwa sababu yake.
Hivi majuzi, makamu wa rais wa nchi ya Colombia Dada Francia Marquez alisema Kiswahili kitafundishwa katika nchi hiyo. Ni lazima watu wa Kenya waache aibu na tabia ya kufikiria ya kwamba Kiswahili ni lugha duni. HASHA! KISWAHILI TOSHA.
Hotels in Kenya are full of pedophiles from ULK US & Europe.
The UK govt needs to stop sending them to Africa.
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