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Super proud to represent Uganda in this brand new global campaign! ๐บ๐ฌ
There is so much more to our country than its amazing wildlife and beautiful landscape. I wanted to highlight the people, the culture and the vibe that so many of us have fallen in love with ๐ค๐โค๏ธ
Much love to our director Adam Brown for putting together this breathtaking mini-movie ๐ฌ and thanks to @cnncreate for coordinating such a seamless production.
Special thanks to Sandra Mpanga for all the operational heavy lifting that she contributed ๐ and to my favourite artist @hatimax256 for representing our UG creatives ๐จ
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BATUK: BRITAIN'S COLONIAL GRIP IN KENYA
BATUK: The White Manโs Burden in Kenya is not just a documentary about a British military base where soldiers roll around in the dirt for six months before returning home to the UK. It is a documentary about abuse of power, occupation of indigenous land and the unfinished business of colonialism.
For decades, ordinary Kenyans living around BATUK have raised allegations of abuse, sexual violence, ecological destruction and impunity, while one of the worldโs most powerful former colonial powers continues to operate freely on Kenyan soil, handing out small amounts of compensation whenever evidence of alleged crimes reaches the media.
At the centre of the documentary is the story of Agnes Wanjiru, a 21-year-old Kenyan woman who was tortured, killed and dumped in a septic tank, while British soldiers mocked and ridiculed her death on social media. One soldier posed in front of the septic tank and posted, โIf you know, you know.โ Others joked about the five-month-old daughter she left behind, posting imagery of a baby beside a gravesite.
But the story goes beyond Agnes and her tragic killing and the shocking behaviour of British troops thereafter. The documentary asks deeper questions:
How did Britain maintain a military presence in Kenya, the very same year the country supposedly gained independence?
Why are foreign troops still training on stolen land while local communities continue to suffer?
And above all, why does the Kenyan government allow all of this?
Laikipia County, currently in the spotlight because of plans for an Ebola quarantine facility for US citizens, is the very same county where the BATUK military base is headquartered. This documentary helps connect the dots about why Kenyaโs political elite remain so willing to cede sovereignty to foreign powers like Britain, and why they may be willing to do the same again with the United States.
This is Sovereign Mediaโs first-ever documentary. We are a small, independent team with a brand-new YouTube channel and no corporate backing. We need your support now more than ever.
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