Apologizing for colonial injustices in Kenya is ‘extremely difficult’ – UK envoy

Britain has acknowledged and expressed deep regret for some of the wrongdoing that took place during the colonial period in Kenya, Neil Wigan, the British ambassador to the country, told Spice FM on Tuesday ahead of King Charles III’s visit.

He referred specifically to the Mau Mau uprising – an insurgency in the 1950s that was brutally suppressed by Britain and led to the deaths of at least 11,000 people – saying they had actively engaged and reached out-of-court settlements with some of the victims, as well as helped establish a commemorative monument at Uhuru Park, Nairobi.

“We chose the language carefully and expressed regret in Parliament. We said it in the most public way,” he said. “We’ve been very open about those difficult bits of our history.”

However, offering a formal apology would apparently create a challenging legal situation for the UK government.

“We haven’t made an apology really