King Charles to acknowledge ‘painful’ past on state visit to Kenya

Monarch's recognition will come as country prepares to celebrate 60 years of independence from Britain

King Charles will acknowledge the painful aspects" of the UK and Kenya's past during a state visit later this month.

The visit follows an invitation from the country's president, William Ruto, whose country will celebrate the 60th anniversary of its independence from Britain on 12 December. The two countries have enjoyed a close relationship in recent years despite the violent colonial legacy of an uprising in the early 1950s, which led to a period known as the emergency", which ran from 1952 until 1960.