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Mau Mau blame 'goes right to the top'

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A court case alleging that the British government is responsible for the torture and abuse of suspected rebels in Kenya during the Mau Mau uprising of the 1950s and 60s is opening in the High Court in London.

Correspondent Mike Thompson reports on the legacy of the rebellion and its continuing legal and moral disputes.


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