Londons High Court will begin hearing the case brought against the British Government by Mau Mau veterans. Five Mau Mau veterans traveled to London to launch a compensation claim against Britain for human rights abuses during the 1950s and 60s, and an official apology for the torture they were subjected to.It is believed that as many as 150,000 Mau Mau members and sympathizers were detained without trial and incarcerated in 150 detention camps across Kenya, where they were subjected to widespread acts of brutality, arbitrary killing and other inhuman and degrading treatment.
Nyasa Times "Minister of Women and Child Development Kate Kainja-Kaluluma has passed away in United Kingdom. “Indeed Hon Kate Kainja Kaluluma has died,” confirmed family friends in London. The 57-year-old minister was admitted to a North England hospital – York Hospital. Diplomatic sources at Malawi High Commission in London have said arrangements are being made to send her remains to Malawi. Kainja who was Dedza South West Constituency parliamentarian flew to United Kingdom for medical attention after a long-illness. She is survived by a husband, Emanuel Kaluluma and three children."