Tortured Kenyan Victims Can Sue U.K. : Demand An Official Apology

Three elderly Kenyans who were torture victims during the British rule in 1950 in Kenya are approved to sue even though of the technicalities of a passage of time. This particular case may open thousands of other cases.  The British Foreign Office argued that the events happened to long ago for a fair trial to be determined. The argument was later rejected by Judge Richard McCombe.

The U.K. government did admit to the heinous tortures during the "Mau Mau," uprising, and Britain's lawyer, Guy Mansfield said, "not want to dispute the fact that terrible things happened to you."

 During the trail Paul Muoka Nzili told the court he was castrated by colonial authorities; Wambuga Wa Nyingi said he was beaten unconscious and witnessed 11 other Kenyans beaten to death; Muthoni Mara said she was sexually assaulted with a glass bottle containing hot water and was beaten with sticks.

Later, Judge McCombe concluded his judgment and said, "The documentation is voluminous ... the governments and military commanders seem to have been meticulous record keepers."  The Kenyans: Nzili, 85, Nyingi, 84, and Mara, 73, and supporters were ecstatic when the verdict came back and the Kenyan  people could be heard singing, "Thank you God, you've heard our prayer, you heard our cry for mercy."

The victims now want a welfare fund created for the victims and an official apology from Britain. The U.K. Foreign Office issued a statement planning on appealing.