The United Kingdom government has been ordered by the United Nations (UN) to make a public apology and adequately compensate the Kispigis and Talai. Council noted that Kipsigis and Tailai, and other indigenous people, were subjected to gross violations of human rights such as unlawful killing, sexual violence, torture, inhuman and degrading treatment, arbitrary detention, arbitrary displacement and violations of rights to privacy, family life and property.
The statement goes further to say: “In addition, we express concern at the failure to provide public apologies for the human rights violations committed against the Kipsigis and Talai people, which include an official acknowledgement of the light of the victims and the share of responsibility of the British Government, and which is aimed at restoring the dignity of the victims.”
The UN Human Rights Council, in a letter to the Prime Minister Boris Johnson, expressed serious concern at the lack of accountability and remedy for the inhumane acts, the failure of the UK government to establish facts on the victims and the nature of harm as well as lack of reparations in accordance with international laws.
All this follow a petition filed before the UN in Geneva, Switzerland by Kericho Governor Paul Chepkwony through his lead counsel Kimutai Bosek and the Queens Counsel Rodney Dickson.
The Human rights council members who considered the case are Fabian Salvioli, special rapporteur on promotion of truth, justice, reparation and guarantees of non-occurrence, Balakrishnan Rajagopal (adequate housing), Jose Francisco Cali Tzay (rights of indigenous people), Cecilia Jimenez-Damary (internally displaced persons), Tendayi Achiume (racial discrimination and xenophobia) and Nils Melzer (torture and degrading treatment).
