A memorial for the victims of the Kenyan Mau Mau uprising against British colonial rule has been unveiled in in the Kenyan capital Nairobi.
The UK-funded memorial is part of a out-of-court settlement by the Britain when it agreed to pay £20m ($30m) in compensation to Mau Mau veterans.
The statue shows a woman handing food to a Mau Mau fighter, their faces turned away so they could not reveal the other's identity if caught by the British authorities, the BBC reported,
"The memorial stands as a symbol of reconciliation between the British government, the Mau Mau, and all those who suffered during the emergency period," Christian Turner, the UK High Commissioner to Kenya, said at the ceremony.
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