Colonial injustices - Instablogs
Colonial injustices
Jun 27 2009, Alyasin

The picture of five elderly Kenyans standing outside the British Prime Minister’s office and their stated mission this week marks an important milestone in the pursuit of settlement for a long-outstanding injustice.

It is not every day that ordinary.

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