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Kenya:
Mau Mau War Victims Seek Redress From Britain
Capital FM, 7 July 2012
Almost 60 years have passed since British colonial forces beat Wambugu Wa Nyingi and left him for dead, but neither the dark scars from years shackled in chains nor his tramautic… Read more »
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Kenya:
MP Asks State to Back Mau Mau Case in UK
The Star, 24 October 2011
Olkalou MP Erastus Mureithi has urged the government to help in paying legal fees for Mau Mau veterans agitating for compensation for the atrocities they were subjected to during… Read more »
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Kenya:
Britain Should Ditch Mau Mau Cover-Up Ploy And Offer Justice
Nation, 23 July 2011
Over 50 years ago, hundreds of thousands of Kenyans suffered unspeakable injustices during the final years of British colonial rule. Read more »
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Kenya:
Briton Named in Mau Mau Torture Case Dies
Nation, 21 August 2011
A former British colonial official named in the High Court case being pursued by the four Mau Mau detainees in London has died. Read more »
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Kenya:
Citizens Celebrate Mau Mau Ruling
The Star, 22 July 2011
A ruling by a London court yesterday that Kenya colonial masters should be tried for atrocities and bloodshed witnessed in Kenya during the colonial days led to wild jubilation as… Read more »
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Kenya:
Mau Mau Wins Round One Against UK
Nation, 21 July 2011
Mau Mau veterans have won an appeal to try the UK for atrocities suffered during the colonial period. Read more »
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Kenya:
Mau-Mau Case - Opening Pandora's Box?
ISS, 22 July 2011
Four elderly Kenyans, who participated in the Mau-Mau rebellion against the British in the 1950s and 60s have won an appeal in the London High Court to try the United Kingdom (UK)… Read more »
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Kenya:
Mau Mau Veterans Win First Round Against UK Govt
Business Daily, 22 July 2011
Mau Mau freedom fighters edged closer to having their compensation case heard after a British High Court judge ruled Thursday that four elderly Kenyans who were brutalised as the… Read more »
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Kenya:
Documented Reports of Mau Mau Torture By Colonial Government Finally Realised
The Star, 21 July 2011
The first series of documents detailing how British ministers in London knew about how the colony was attempting to crush the Mau Mau rebellion in the 1950s have been released.… Read more »
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Kenya:
If Mau Mau Veterans Lose Compensation Case in London Court, Let the People Pay
Nation, 3 June 2011
Judgment in the lawsuit for compensation brought by Mau Mau veterans to the High Court in London is still pending. A likely outcome - though not necessarily the most likely - is… Read more »
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Kenya:
Mau Mau Case Revives Memories of Colonialism
Business Daily, 16 May 2011
On May 2, 1931, a steamer known as the Mazzini left the shores of Mombasa for London. Read more »
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Kenya:
The Ugly Side of Britain in the Mau Mau Case
Nation, 9 April 2011
For me, the gripping court case for the week is not the appearance of six Kenyans before the International Criminal Court. The case that drew my attention is the start of the… Read more »
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East Africa:
The Outcome of the Hague And Mau Mau Cases Will Shake East African Status Quo
East African, 11 April 2011
Two seemingly unrelated cases that began on the same day in two European cities, The Hague and London, have thrust Kenya into the international limelight and could shake up East… Read more »
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Kenya:
Even in Former Colonial Power Britain, Impunity Seems to Be On the Defensive
Nation, 15 April 2011
About an hour's flight from The Hague, where our media and politicians devoted all attention this past week, a seminal case -- around the atrocities committed by British… Read more »
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Kenya:
Reparations is a Small Price to Pay for Atrocities Committed By the British
Nation, 15 April 2011
It is never too late to apologise for wrongs done. Her Majesty's Government should apologise to the people of Kenya for the now well-documented and horrendous atrocities committed… Read more »
