Kenyans who were forcibly evicted from the Rift Valley by British colonisers have filed a case at the European Court of Human Rights, according to their lawyers.
They argue that the UK’s treatment of their complaints has violated the European Convention on Human Rights to which the UK is a signatory.
The lawyers also said the UK Government had refused to engage with the victims or their representatives, and a request in May 2022 to meet Foreign Secretary Liz Truss was refused.
“The UK Government has ducked and dived, and sadly avoided every possible avenue of redress. We have no choice but to proceed to court for our clients so that history can be righted,” lawyer Joel Kimutai Bosek said.
“We have taken all reasonable and dignified steps. But the UK Government has given us the cold shoulder. Our people have no choice except to take them to court,” Kericho county Governor Paul Chepkwony said.
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