Kenya Queen Elizabeth USAGM
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- Kenya Queen Elizabeth USAGM
- September 13, 2022
- Content Type Package
- Language English
- Transcript/Script English USAGM SHARE ((PLAYBOOK SLUG: KENYA QUEEN ELIZABETH AFRICA (TV) HEADLINE: Queen Elizabeth’s Legacy in Africa a Mixed Bag TEASER: Although relations were repaired and improved under the monarch, colonialism still left lasting wounds PUBLISHED: 9/13/22 11am BYLINE: Juma Majanga DATELINE: Nairobi, Kenya VIDEOGRAPHER: Amos Wangwa VIDEO EDITOR: SCRIPT EDITORS: DLJ, Reifenrath VIDEO SOURCE (S): VOA Original, Reuters, AP PLATFORMS (mark with X): WEB __ TV X RADIO __ TRT: 2:41 VID APPROVED BY: MAS TYPE: TVPKG EDITOR NOTES:)) ((INTRO)) [[As Africa reflects on the legacy of Britain's Queen Elizabeth II, Kenyans remember how a princess visiting the country in 1952 left a queen. Analysts note how Elizabeth helped steer the end of Britain's empire and exploitative colonial rule. But while relations were repaired and improved under the monarch, colonialism left lasting wounds, as Juma Majanga reports from VOA's Africa News Center in Nairobi, Kenya.]] ((NARRATOR)) She became a queen while on a visit to Kenya and went on to be the last colonial monarch for Africa. Her accession [ick-sess-shun] to the throne came as African colonies clamored for independence. Queen Elizabeth II had to supervise the elimination of the British colonial empire. ((Macharia Munene, US International University Professor) ((English, 17 secs)) “She was able to adjust to the reality of the imperial decline and then transform that imperial decline to a good thing, something common that people can be part of, that is the Commonwealth.” ((NARRATOR)) To some Africans, the British colonial rule is synonymous with exploitation. They blame the queen, the representative of British interests, for atrocities during that period. ((Gitu wa Kahengeri, Mau Mau War Veterans Association)) ((English, 25 secs)) “I personally will not forget that I was incarcerated for seven years. I cannot forget I was put together with my father. I cannot forget I left my children for seven years without food, without education. That, I will never forget.” ((NARRATOR)) But with territorial colonialism now decades gone, memories of the wrongs of British rule in Africa are fading. ((Macharia Munene, US International University Professor)) ((English, 17 secs)) “She was many things to many people. To the colonial subjects at the time of colonialism, she was the symbol of the evil that was colonialism. With independence, she was able to transform herself to a likeable person. And as a person, she was likeable.” ((NARRATOR)) Queen Elizabeth was widely admired and seen as a role model by many on the continent. ((Benedict Yartey, Ghana Resident) ((English, 5 secs))Ju “The legacy she has left will keep her name deeply rooted in the hearts of generations to come.” ((Sophia Emmanuelle, South Africa Resident) ((English, 7 secs)) “For me, it’s just sad. I can’t really say I take it personally, but I mean it’s sad for people around the world and especially for England.” ((Tunde Kamali, Nigeria Resident) ((English, 9 secs)) "I have never known any other ruler that lasted that long. So, for this now to have happened, it only means that every man has an end.'' ((NARRATOR)) Analysts say Queen Elizabeth’s biggest legacy is the creation of the Commonwealth. And with the death of the queen, the future of that legacy now lies with the new king, King Charles III. ((Juma Majanga, for VOA News, Nairobi, Kenya))
- Transcript/Script USAGM SHARE ((PLAYBOOK SLUG: KENYA QUEEN ELIZABETH AFRICA (TV) HEADLINE: Queen Elizabeth’s Legacy in Africa a Mixed Bag TEASER: Although relations were repaired and improved under the monarch, colonialism still left lasting wounds PUBLISHED: 9/13/22 11am BYLINE: Juma Majanga DATELINE: Nairobi, Kenya VIDEOGRAPHER: Amos Wangwa VIDEO EDITOR: SCRIPT EDITORS: DLJ, Reifenrath VIDEO SOURCE (S): VOA Original, Reuters, AP PLATFORMS (mark with X): WEB __ TV X RADIO __ TRT: 2:41 VID APPROVED BY: MAS TYPE: TVPKG EDITOR NOTES:)) ((INTRO)) [[As Africa reflects on the legacy of Britain's Queen Elizabeth II, Kenyans remember how a princess visiting the country in 1952 left a queen. Analysts note how Elizabeth helped steer the end of Britain's empire and exploitative colonial rule. But while relations were repaired and improved under the monarch, colonialism left lasting wounds, as Juma Majanga reports from VOA's Africa News Center in Nairobi, Kenya.]] ((NARRATOR)) She became a queen while on a visit to Kenya and went on to be the last colonial monarch for Africa. Her accession [ick-sess-shun] to the throne came as African colonies clamored for independence. Queen Elizabeth II had to supervise the elimination of the British colonial empire. ((Macharia Munene, US International University Professor) ((English, 17 secs)) “She was able to adjust to the reality of the imperial decline and then transform that imperial decline to a good thing, something common that people can be part of, that is the Commonwealth.” ((NARRATOR)) To some Africans, the British colonial rule is synonymous with exploitation. They blame the queen, the representative of British interests, for atrocities during that period. ((Gitu wa Kahengeri, Mau Mau War Veterans Association)) ((English, 25 secs)) “I personally will not forget that I was incarcerated for seven years. I cannot forget I was put together with my father. I cannot forget I left my children for seven years without food, without education. That, I will never forget.” ((NARRATOR)) But with territorial colonialism now decades gone, memories of the wrongs of British rule in Africa are fading. ((Macharia Munene, US International University Professor)) ((English, 17 secs)) “She was many things to many people. To the colonial subjects at the time of colonialism, she was the symbol of the evil that was colonialism. With independence, she was able to transform herself to a likeable person. And as a person, she was likeable.” ((NARRATOR)) Queen Elizabeth was widely admired and seen as a role model by many on the continent. ((Benedict Yartey, Ghana Resident) ((English, 5 secs))Ju “The legacy she has left will keep her name deeply rooted in the hearts of generations to come.” ((Sophia Emmanuelle, South Africa Resident) ((English, 7 secs)) “For me, it’s just sad. I can’t really say I take it personally, but I mean it’s sad for people around the world and especially for England.” ((Tunde Kamali, Nigeria Resident) ((English, 9 secs)) "I have never known any other ruler that lasted that long. So, for this now to have happened, it only means that every man has an end.'' ((NARRATOR)) Analysts say Queen Elizabeth’s biggest legacy is the creation of the Commonwealth. And with the death of the queen, the future of that legacy now lies with the new king, King Charles III. ((Juma Majanga, for VOA News, Nairobi, Kenya))
- NewsML Media Topics Arts, Culture, Entertainment and Media
- Network VOA
- Embargo Date September 13, 2022 11:57 EDT
- Byline Juma Majanga
- Brand / Language Service Voice of America