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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Caroline Kimeu in Nairobi

‘That one I’ve never heard of’: Africans unimpressed with Charles celebrations

Charles in suit shakes hands with passers-by in Cape Town, South Africa, in 2011.
Charles visits the Khayalitsha township in Cape Town, South Africa, to view a solar energy project in 2011. Photograph: Getty Images

On the streets of Kenya’s capital, Nairobi, questions about the coronation are met with a blank stare. “That one, I’ve never heard of,” says David Ouma, a 36-year-old taxi driver.

There is no buzz or chatter about the coronation of Charles III among the market traders or in the pubs – although it’s likely to make the front page of newspapers at the weekend.

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