Mau Mau memorial monument unveiled in Nairobi

Secretary General of the Mau Mau War Veterans Association Gitu Wa Kahengeri (L) and British High Commissioner to Kenya Christian Turner attend the unveiling of the memorial dedicated to the thousands killed, tortured and jailed in the Mau Mau rebellion on September 12, 2015 in Nairobi. At least 10,000 people died in one of the British Empire's bloodiest insurgencies -- some historians say over double that -- and the security operation to tackle the 1952-1960 struggle was marked by horrific abuses.

A memorial for victims of torture and ill-treatment in the fight for independence was yesterday unveiled as part of reconciliation between the British government and Mau Mau veterans.

Funded by the British government, the monument is part of an out-of-court agreement between the British and five claimants represented by the Mau Mau Veterans reached in June 2013.