الحكومة البريطانية تتجه للاعتذار لقبائل الماو ماو الكينية.

Quote: British government to make Mau Mau apology bbc The UK government is to apologise and pay compensation to those tortured during the Mau Mau uprising in Kenya in the 1950s, the BBC understands. Foreign Secretary William Hague is expected to announce compensation in the region of £14m ($20m). More than 5,000 Kenyans say they were mistreated - some through torture - by the 1950s' British administration. More than 5,000 Kenyans say they were mistreated - some through torture - by the 1950s' British administration. The British fought a bitter battle with Mau Mau insurgents who were demanding land and an end to colonial rule. Victims have been fighting for compensation from the UK government for a number of years. The BBC understands Mr Hague will express "sincere regret" to the victims while announcing the compensation package in the Commons. The government had initially argued that all liabilities for the torture by colonial authorities had been transferred to the Kenyan Republic upon independence in 1963 and that it could not be held liable now. But in 2011, the High Court ruled that three claimants - Paulo Muoka Nzili, Wambuga Wa Nyingi and Jane Muthoni Mara - did have "arguable cases in law". Executed and maimed Their lawyers allege Mr Nzili was castrated, Mr Nyingi was severely beaten and Mrs Mara was subjected to appalling sexual abuse in detention camps during the rebellion. After the ruling, the case went back to the High Court to consider a claim by the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) that the actions had been brought outside the legal time limit. The FCO said it had faced "irredeemable difficulties" in relation to the availability of witnesses and documents. But in October last year, the court ruled the victims had established a proper case and allowed their claims to proceed to trial despite the time elapsed. At the time, the lawyer for the three claimants said they would be pressing for a trial "as quickly as possible" but they would also be pushing for the government to reach an out-of-court settlement. The Mau Mau, a guerrilla group, began a violent campaign against white settlers in 1952. The uprising was eventually put down by the British colonial government. The Kenya Human Rights Commission says 90,000 Kenyans were executed, tortured or maimed, and 160,000 people were detained in appalling conditions

Quote: لا توجد قبيلة في كينيا،أو في أي مكان آخر، باسم الماوماو، اسم الماوماو يطلق على الحركة الوطنية المسلحة التي قامت في كينيا أواخر سنوات الأربعين ومطلع سنوات الخمسين بقيادة ديدان كيماثي وكانت تضم عددا من المقاتلين من كل قبلائل كينيا ، ولكن أغلبهم كانوا من قبيلة الكيكويو التي نحدر منها كيماثي ومعظم قادة الحركة (مالينقي، شاينا، الخ) وكذلك كينياتا. انتهت الحركة رسميا بعد أسر وإعدام قائدها كيماثي في 1954. للأسف لم يجد مقاتلو الماوماو وأبناؤهم التقدير والإعتراف من الحكم الوطني بعد الاستقلال،فالذين جنوا ثمار الاستقلال هم الذين لم يشاركوا في النضال ضد الاستعمار ووقفوا في صفه، ويتقدم هؤلاء كينياتا نفسه. ولهذا فإنها فكرة طيبة أن يجدوا ،أو يجد أحفادهم، التعويض الأدبي والمادي بعد كل هذه السنوات. التحية للجميع