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    BBC Breaking News‏Verified account @BBCBreaking 5 Jun 2013

    UK to make apology & announce compensation for some victims of torture during #Mau Mau uprising in Kenya, BBC understands - via @ggatehouse

    1:32 PM - 5 Jun 2013
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      1. MoneyPenny‏ @PennyMusengi 5 Jun 2013
        Replying to @BBCBreaking

        #kot RT @BBCBreaking UK to make apology & announce compensation for some victims of torture during #Mau Mau uprising in Kenya @ggatehouse

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      2. Davie Joe‏ @DavieJoe 5 Jun 2013
        Replying to @BBCBreaking

        @BBCBreaking @BBCNews @ggatehouse about time

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      3. MELTEM Taşçı Koçgiri‏ @kocgiri_meltem 5 Jun 2013
        Replying to @DavieJoe

        @DavieJoe @EddieVanSteen @BBCBreaking @BBCNews @ggatehouse Ankara is under attack by police, Turkey Needs your support

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      1. YELLOW RIBBON FLAG‏ @catigat 5 Jun 2013
        Replying to @BBCBreaking

        @BBCBreaking @ggatehouse #RegneUnit demana perdó i compensarà víctimes #MauMau a la #Kenya colonial. Igual que fa #espana tu! #spainispain

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      1. James Staunton‏ @TheStaunton 5 Jun 2013
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        @BBCBreaking @BBCNews @ggatehouse Will former members of Mau Mau be apologizing to the families of those it murdered and mutilated?

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      1. Anup Kaphle‏Verified account @AnupKaphle 5 Jun 2013
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        RT @BBCBreaking UK to make apology & announce compensation for some victims of torture during #Mau Mau uprising in Kenya, BBC understands

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      2. Gerri Peev‏ @GerriPeev 5 Jun 2013
        Replying to @BBCBreaking

        @BBCBreaking This too from Foreign Office opnote which says: 'not for broadcast'

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      2. Devon Bloke‏ @DevonBloke 6 Jun 2013
        Replying to @BBCBreaking

        @BBCBreaking @ggatehouse And are the #Mau Mau going to 'issue an apology' for the torture and death of Brits in #Kenya at the time?

        1 reply 1 retweet 0 likes
      3. Mines & Mind Fields‏ @Kenyanpoet 6 Jun 2013
        Replying to @DevonBloke

        @DevonBloke @BBCBreaking @ggatehouse Why should they? They were defending their land & freedom; By Any Means Necessary! #MauMauReparation

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      4. Devon Bloke‏ @DevonBloke 6 Jun 2013
        Replying to @Kenyanpoet

        @Kenyanpoet @BBCBreaking @ggatehouse And that gave em the right to kill and torture! They shouldnt get a penny withput an apology first.

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      5. Mines & Mind Fields‏ @Kenyanpoet 6 Jun 2013
        Replying to @DevonBloke

        @DevonBloke @BBCBreaking @ggatehouse Yes, The British were not invited into Kenya. What options did the MauMau have, beg them to leave?

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      6. Devon Bloke‏ @DevonBloke 6 Jun 2013
        Replying to @Kenyanpoet

        @Kenyanpoet @BBCBreaking @ggatehouse. You turn away from the massacres comitted. by #Mau mau just to fit your skewed agenda. Sick.

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      1. 福田充 Mitsuru Fukuda‏ @fukuda326 6 Jun 2013
        Replying to @BBCBreaking

        イギリスがマウマウ反乱時の拷問でケニアに謝罪。@BBCBreaking UK to make apology & announce compensation for some victims of torture during Mau Mau uprising in Kenya

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      1. Joy Inc  🇰🇪‏ @JoyWangechiK 6 Jun 2013
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        @BBCBreaking @KResearcher @ggatehouse Maybe the queen should be tried in ICC...

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      1. Tikur anbessa‏ @michael_henry7 5 Jun 2013
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        @BBCBreaking @ggatehouse about time too. This is long overdue

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      2. Gary Rickard‏ @The_Spud 5 Jun 2013
        Replying to @BBCBreaking

        @BBCBreaking @pilotmwangi @ggatehouse Recently read that the average Brit says sorry 1.9 million times in their lifetime. Time we cut down!

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      3. iMichael‏ @pilotmwangi 5 Jun 2013
        Replying to @The_Spud

        @The_Spud @BBCBreaking @ggatehouse Hahaha, that's an interesting statistic but I actually believe it! The British do apologize a lot!

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