In Kenya, King Charles III plans to acknowledge ‘painful aspects’ of Britain’s colonial past

By EVELYNE MUSAMBI and EMMANUEL IGUNZA
Associated Press

NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — King Charles III is in Kenya for his first state visit to a Commonwealth country as monarch. Buckingham Palace says he will acknowledge the “painful aspects” of Britain and Kenya’s shared history while underscoring his commitment to an organization that’s been central to the U.K.’s global power since World War II. The king and Queen Camilla touched down in the capital, Nairobi, late Monday and were given a ceremonial welcome Tuesday by Kenyan President William Ruto. Charles’ mother, the late Queen Elizabeth II, learned she had become U.K. monarch while visiting the East African country in 1952. At the time, it was a British colony. Kenya celebrates the 60th anniversary of its independence this year.