The King has spoken of the "abhorrent and unjustifiable acts of violence" committed against Kenyans during their fight for independence from Britain but stopped short of an apology.Charles used a speech, delivered during a banquet in Kenya held in his honour, to speak of the "greatest sorrow" and "deepest regret" for the "wrongdoings" of the past, a period when Britain's colonial administration violently put down Kenya's battle for self-rule.Kenya's President William Ruto praised the King's "exe

The King has spoken of the "abhorrent and unjustifiable acts of violence" committed against Kenyans during their fight for independence from Britain but stopped short of an apology.Charles used a speech, delivered during a banquet in Kenya held in his honour, to speak of the "greatest sorrow" and "deepest regret" for the "wrongdoings" of the past, a period when Britain's colonial administration violently put down Kenya's battle for self-rule.Kenya's President William Ruto praised the King's "exemplary courage" in shedding light on "uncomfortable truths" but described the colonial reaction to African struggles as "monstrous in its cruelty" and said "much remains to be done in order to achieve full reparations".Kenya's uprising, commonly known as the Mau Mau rebellion, was an armed movement that began in the early 1950s, fuelled by the resentment some members of the Kikuyu tribe felt towards their British rulers, European settlers who farmed land in Kenya and a lack of political represen