UK to Compensate Kenya Mau Mau Fighters

The British government has apologized and will compensate Kenyan freedom fighters, the Mau Mau, for mistreatment and torture under its colonial rule in the 1950s.

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Former Mau Mau fighters, who are in their 70s and 80s, sued the British government for compensation over torture during the colonial era (file photo).

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