King Charles is facing calls to address the legacy of British colonial rule and the crimes of British soldiers stationed in Kenya during his state visit. The visit is significant as it is the king's first state visit to an African nation and a Commonwealth member since ascending the throne. Britain aims to strengthen its modern relationship with Kenya, focusing on counterterrorism and trade. King Charles will also emphasize his commitment to environmental protection by visiting a national park.
wants to look to the future when his state visit to Kenya starts on Tuesday. But first he will have to confront the past., he is facing calls to address the legacy of eight decades of British colonial rule, as well as complaints that foreigners still own large swaths of rich farmland, and that the U.K. has failed to accept responsibility for the crimes of British soldiers stationed in Kenya.
“History never disappears,'' said Nick Westcott, a professor of diplomacy at SOAS University of London and a former director of the Royal African Society. “I think that’s how he sees it genuinely himself — that we shouldn’t paper over the past, pretending what didn’t happen, that you have to face up to it. But then the objective is to look at the future.”
That set the stage for the Mau Mau Rebellion of the 1950s, which hastened the end of colonial rule, but continues to cloud relations between the U.K. and Kenya. Colonial authorities resorted to executions and detention without trial as they tried to put down the insurrection, and thousands of Kenyans said
Charles and Queen Camilla plan to tour a new museum dedicated to Kenyan history, visit the site where Kenya declared its independence and lay a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Warrior in Uhuru Gardens. The Rift Valley of western Kenya remains a flashpoint for concerns about land ownership, because most of the fertile region’s tea and pineapple farms are owned by foreigners.
“The people feel that the buck stops with the king, " Kubai said. “They also feel that as long as he owes an apology the past colonial deeds, he also owes a responsibility to the present atrocities being committed by his forces here in Nanyuki and Laikipia.’’ “Numerous dignitaries from the U.K. have visited Kenya, promising to meet our family, but failing to do so,” said Wanjiru’s sister Rose. “They only make those commitments to the media and never honor them.”
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