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King Charles III has expressed “greatest sorrow and the deepest regret” for the “abhorrent and unjustifiable acts of violence” committed against Kenyans as they sought independence. He spoke on the first day of a four-day visit to Kenya. But he didn’t explicity apologize for Britain’s actions in its former colony, as many Kenyans wanted. Kenya is celebrating the 60th anniversary of its independence this year. It and Britain have a close but sometimes challenging relationship after the prolonged struggle against colonial rule in which thousands of Kenyans died. Kenya s president told a state banquet that Britain’s response to Kenya’s quest for self-rule was “monstrous in its cruelty.”
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