Kenya: Kenyan Emergency Debate
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Lord Anderson of Swansea
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Kenya: Kenyan Emergency
Lord Anderson of Swansea Excerpts(10 years, 11 months ago)
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Baroness Warsi
I know that the noble Lord comes at this with great experience. If I am correct, he was there during the emergency period. It is something that I can take back but at this moment the commitment that has been made has been for this particular memorial.
Lord Anderson of Swansea
My Lords, has this welcome decision led to any similar claims from other victims of our colonial past—sometimes glorious, sometimes less glorious—and do we anticipate, following the precedent of this decision, any similar claims?
Baroness Warsi
It is important to understand that this was not compensation agreed: it was an out-of-court settlement in a specific case involving specific claimants. I do not believe that it sets a precedent but, of course, anyone who believes that they have a case can bring it.