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Apologise to Kenya for colonial atrocities, Koigi Wamwere urges British King Charles

King Charles III

70-year-old Koigi Wamwere during an interview with The Nation at his Sauti ya Mwananchi offices in Nakuru County on October 17, 2023.

Photo credit: BONIFACE MWANGI/Nation Media Group

What you need to know:

  • In an exclusive interview with the Nation, Mr Wamwere regretted that the British government butchered Kenyan heroes and buried them in a disgraceful manner
  • Buckingham palace confirmed that King Charles III and his wife Queen Camilla will be making a four-day State visit to Kenya from the end of this month

Ahead of a planned visit to Kenya by British King Charles III, former political detainee Koigi Wamwere is asking for a formal apology from him over atrocities committed during colonialism.

Mr Wamwere wants the king to admit liability and offer reparation to Kenyan families who lost their loved ones during the struggle for independence when the British soldiers executed thousands of Mau Mau fighters.