Mau Mau Original Trust has continued to push for compensation from the British Government for all Kenyans for the torture inflicted on them during the colonial period.
The trust led by their chairperson Dr.Ngacha Karani said they are going around the country doing public participation as they ask people to register in the organization so that they can benefit from the over 364 trillion British Pounds compensation promised by the British Government.
Dr. Karani said all Kenyans have a right to be compensated as their forefathers were tortured and killed against human rights while fighting for independence.
“We came to tell our people that they have the right to be compensated because they were mistreated by the British people. We have moved to all the communities in the country and confirmed that our people suffered without proper weapons,” he said.
He said the British Government through their lawyer Martin Dyer and British Ambassador Edward Clay have in the past announced they will pay adequate compensation.
“Adequate compensation means good money that can remove the pains that our forefathers underwent. Healing psychological scars are more expensive than healing physical scars. This means the compensation will be good money,” he said.
He spoke at the Narok North Youth Empowerment Hall during public participation that brought hundreds of Mau Mau veterans together.
The chairman observed that most Mau Mau veterans were still living in abject poverty many years after independence.
Narok Mau Mau Original Trust chairperson Daniel Mwangi asked people to come out in large numbers so that they can benefit from the compensation that will be given to all the registered people.
“We are hoping the current administration will Fast-track the compensation process because the previous regime was not keen on ensuring the members got a share of the money that the British government gave us,” reiterated Mwangi.
The money was awarded in 2015, but successive governments have never implemented the award.
By Ann Salaton
