Tuesday 31 October 2023

Sorry Kenya

Before his visit to Kenya, King Charles was asked for an 'unequivocal public apology' from those whose relatives suffered abuse, particularly during the Mau Mau uprising in the 1950s.
'The wrongdoings of the past are a cause of the greatest sorrow and the deepest regret' he began before continuing that there were: 'abhorrent and unjustifiable acts of violence committed against Kenyans as they waged a painful struggle for independence and sovereignty' and ended by adding that there can be: 'no excuse and in coming back to Kenya, it matters greatly to me that I should deepen my own understanding of these wrongs, and that I meet some of those whose lives and communities were so grievously affected'.
There will be some who say the King shouldn't be apologising for the evils done by previous generations but in apologising we are recognising that what we did was wrong and are accepting it so hopefully it may start a trend because my own country has a lot of people to say sorry to.

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