Watch onNAIROBI (Reuters) - Britain's King Charles begins a four-day state visit to Kenya on Tuesday, his first to a former colony, during which he plans to acknowledge"painful aspects" of a shared history that included almost seven decades of colonial rule.
Charles plans to meet entrepreneurs from Kenya's bustling tech scene and tour wildlife facilities. He and Camilla will also travel to the southeastern port city of Mombassa. The UK government has previously expressed regret for abuses during this period, known by Kenyans as"the emergency", and agreed to an out-of-court settlement of almost 20 million pounds in 2013.
In 2021, Barbados ditched Queen Elizabeth as head of state to become a republic, and Jamaica has signaled it may do the same. In Kenya, those include leaders from the Nandi people, whose leader Koitalel Arap Samoie led a decade-long rebellion until he was assassinated by a British colonel in 1905. In the ensuing years, the British confiscated most of their land and cattle.
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