King’s visit sign of strong ties despite past tensionsThursday, November 2nd, 2023 07:44 | By Poppy CollenKing Charles III with Wanjira Mathai, the Daughter of the late Prof Wangari Muta Maathai at Karura Forest. People in Kenya, Britain and other former colonies will be watching closely to see what the king has to say. I’m a historian who has studied and written about the political relationship between Britain and Kenya in the decades after independence. The king’s visit, for instance, is on the invitation of Kenya’s president William Ruto. Ruto made his first overseas visit as president to the UK for Queen Elizabeth’s funeral in September 2022.

Source: Daily Nation November 02, 2023 10:50 UTC