Dispossessed Kenyans demand compensation as King Charles visits
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00:00 These tea plantations in Kenya bring billions of euros to international corporations every
00:04 year.
00:05 During colonial rule, the British stole this land from half a million indigenous people
00:10 who still haven't received any compensation.
00:13 It's an injustice that activists have been resisting for decades.
00:17 The money which is obtained here is being siphoned out of this country to the foreigners,
00:24 the people who are sitting there enjoying the fruits of our Kipsiki soil.
00:31 The British colonialists evicted locals to Gwasi detention camp, hundreds of kilometres
00:36 from home.
00:37 They've all died.
00:39 I'm the only survivor.
00:41 After independence in 1963, Kipsiki and Talai survivors were allowed back to Karicho, but
00:47 without anywhere to live.
00:49 They were forced to settle on cheap barren land, leading to generations of poverty.
00:55 King Charles needs to know that we are still suffering.
00:59 He needs to compensate us for the losses we have suffered.
01:05 In 2014, the Karicho county government hired Joao Bosek to fight for these reparations
01:10 in court.
01:11 He's since filed the case against the UK at the European Court of Human Rights.
01:16 The royal family and the British people continue to benefit from resources that are ill-gotten
01:24 and which should actually be declared to be proceeds of a crime.
01:29 They are reluctant to come to a roundtable and agree that we should sort out this matter,
01:35 that there's a need for an apology.
01:37 While waiting for the verdict, which could take months or even years, Bosek has been
01:42 exploring other options as well.
01:44 He's also filed the case at the UN and plans to take it to the Scottish courts.