The UK government expressed regret for abuses during the Kenya Emergency and agreed a £19.9 million settlement for 5,228 Kenyan claimants, plus support for a Nairobi memorial. The government expressly denied legal liability and said the settlement created no precedent for other colonial claims. The arrangement recognized injury and provided compensation, but was limited to a defined group and did not amount to a general colonial reparations program.
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What did the UK say about legal liability in the 2013 Mau Mau settlement?
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The UK expressed regret and paid a defined settlement while expressly denying legal liability.
In the 2013 Mau Mau settlement, the UK accepted legal liability for all colonial-era abuses in Kenya.
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The UK expressly denied legal liability and said the settlement set no precedent, although it paid defined claimants and supported a memorial.