The legacy of British colonialism in Kenya and across Africa is a festering wound, a relentless assault on the dignity, sovereignty, and very existence of African peoples. From the brutal annexation of lands to the systematic plunder of resources, the British Empire’s imprint is one of unmitigated devastation, leaving behind a trail of fractured societies, engineered divisions, and enduring oppression.
Today, this malignant influence persists, cloaked in diplomatic niceties and covert machinations, as figures like Neil Wigan and his ilk prop up genocidal regimes like that of William Ruto in Kenya. It is time for the British – past and present architects of Africa’s suffering -to pack their bags, abandon their imperialist delusions, and return to their own country. There is nothing redeemable in their legacy, nothing noble in their so-called contributions, and nothing welcome in their continued meddling.
The Unforgivable Sins of British Colonialism
British colonialists: Barbaric then and today. They have never changed, only rebranded
Everything about British colonization was wrong – unequivocally, irredeemably wrong. The British arrived in Africa not as bearers of civilization but as predators, wielding guns, deceit, and a perverse sense of superiority. They carved up Kenya and the continent with arbitrary borders, sowing discord among communities that had coexisted for centuries. They stole land, displaced millions, and imposed a system of forced labor and taxation designed to break the spirit of the African people. The Mau Mau uprising, met with unspeakable British brutality – torture, castration, and mass incarceration – stands as a testament to the Empire’s savage disregard for human life. No apology, no reparative gesture, can erase the bloodstains of this history.
The British Empire’s so-called “gifts” to Africa are a myth, a propaganda construct to whitewash their atrocities. Their Freemason-inspired religions, with their false gods and dogmatic hierarchies, were tools of control, not salvation, used to supplant indigenous spiritualities and pacify resistance. The English language, often touted as a unifying force, was a weapon of cultural erasure, marginalizing native tongues and entrenching colonial dominance. Their legal systems, administrative structures, and economic frameworks were designed to extract wealth and perpetuate subjugation, not to foster progress. From the railways built on African sweat to the coffee plantations that enriched British elites, every supposed “benefit” of colonialism served the oppressor at the expense of the oppressed.
The Modern Face of British Imperialism
Neil Wigan: The British High Commissioner to Kenya is a staunch defender of William Ruto’s war-crimes
The British Empire may have formally retreated, but its ghost lingers in the actions of its descendants and proxies. Neil Wigan, the British High Commissioner to Kenya, and his cohort of diplomats exemplify this neo-colonial arrogance. By aiding and abetting William Ruto’s regime – a regime complicit in the abduction, torture, and murder of Kenyans exercising their inalienable rights to protest and dissent – they perpetuate the same imperialist playbook. Ruto’s government, propped up by British support, mirrors the colonial tactic of installing pliant local leaders to enforce external agendas. The blood of Kenyan youth, spilled in the streets for demanding justice, stains the hands of Wigan and his government as much as it does Ruto’s.
This is not an isolated incident but a continuation of Britain’s long history of meddling in African affairs. From orchestrating coups to propping up dictators, the British have never ceased their quest to control Africa’s destiny. Their intelligence networks, financial influence, and diplomatic cover ensure that leaders like Ruto remain in power, crushing dissent while serving Western interests. The hypocrisy of British “human rights” rhetoric is laid bare when their representatives turn a blind eye to state-sponsored violence in Kenya, revealing a truth Africans have long known: Britain’s concern for Africa extends only as far as its own geopolitical and economic gains.
A Call to Leave: Africa Owes Britain Nothing
The British colonial establishment is predisposed to war-crimes and genocide. That’s all they have ever known
To the bumbling voices on British television, peddling sanitized narratives of their country’s colonial past, hear this: your empire brought nothing but ruin to Africa. Your museums, filled with looted artifacts, your wealth, built on stolen resources, and your global influence, rooted in centuries of exploitation, are monuments to your moral bankruptcy. There is no chapter of British history in Africa that deserves praise, no legacy that warrants gratitude. The railways, the schools, the “civilizing mission” – all were instruments of subjugation, not progress. Even today, your diplomats and corporations continue to leech off Africa’s potential, undermining its sovereignty under the guise of partnership.
It is time for Britain to face the truth and retreat. Go back to your country. Take your diplomats, your NGOs, your extractive companies, and your paternalistic attitudes with you. Africa does not need your false gods, your imposed languages, or your hollow promises of development. Kenya, like the rest of the continent, is awakening to its own strength, led by a generation that rejects the shackles of colonial legacies. The Gen Z movement in Kenya, fighting against Ruto’s tyranny and its British enablers, is a clarion call for self-determination – a future free from the shadow of empire.
A Final Reckoning
The British must confront their history not with platitudes but with accountability. Reparations, not rhetoric, are owed for the centuries of theft and violence. Until then, their presence in Africa – whether through diplomatic missions or economic ventures – is an affront to justice. To the likes of Neil Wigan and those who enable Ruto’s atrocities, know this: your complicity is seen, your hypocrisy is exposed, and your time is running out. Africa is not your playground, nor are its people your pawns.
Leave. Return to your island and grapple with the wreckage of your own history. Kenya and Africa will rise, not because of you, but despite you. The era of British influence must end, and it must end now.
