The family of a Kenyan hairdresser and sex worker allegedly killed by a member of the British Army in 2012 called for King Charles to 'do the right thing'. The King expressed sorrow and regret for the past wrongdoings of Britain's colonial administration in Kenya, but did not issue an apology. Kenya's President William Ruto praised the King's courage but emphasized the need for full reparations.
The family of a Kenya n hairdresser and sex worker allegedly killed by a member of the British Army in 2012 called for King Charles to ‘do the right thing’The King spoke of the “abhorrent and unjustifiable acts of violence” committed against Kenya ns during their fight for independence from Britain, but he did not issue an apology.
White farmers were targeted in violent attacks and Kikuyu said to have collaborated with the authorities during the unrest known as the Emergency. Speaking after Mr Ruto, the King told the 350 banquet guests gathered at the president’s official residence in the capital Nairobi: “It is the intimacy of our shared history that has brought our people together.“However, we must also acknowledge the most painful times of our long and complex relationship. The wrongdoings of the past are a cause of the greatest sorrow and the deepest regret.
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