§ SIR GEORGE SCOTT ROBERTSONI beg to ask the Under-Secretary of State for the Colonies, how many of the natives of British East Africa were killed or wounded in the late disturbances; and were there any casualties amongst the King's African Rifles, who were engaged in suppressing them.
§ MR. CHURCHILLNo casualties in the King's African Rifles have been reported in the course of the measures taken for the repression of disorder in the Kisii district. Besides Mr. North-cote who was wounded, two policemen and eleven porters were massacred on the occasion of the outbreak, and one friendly native has since been wounded. It is not possible to state with exactness what the losses of the Kisii tribesmen were, as the fighting took place in dense jungle and broken ground. I have seen an estimate which places their loss as high as 160 killed and wounded; but I should think that such a figure is very likely an over estimate. A political officer was on the spot during the operations, and the moment that the first overtures of submission were made by the tribe, all military measures were stopped, and the governor reports that a very good understanding has now been reached. A very large number of cattle were captured by the troops from the Kisii during the operations. These it is proposed to restore to the tribe gradually during the next few months as the pacification of the district proceeds, and also in return for the making of roads 42 by the tribesmen under their tribal chiefs, which will add to the future security and accessibility of the country.