HC Deb 19 April 1950 vol 474 c125
28. Mr. Gammans

asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies what particular considerations led him to recommend that a Royal Charter should be granted to Nairobi, and to what extent it is proposed that similar honours should be granted to other cities in the Colonial Empire.

Mr. Cook

The position of Nairobi as the seat of the Government of Kenya, the headquarters of the East Africa High Commission, and the main centre of trade and communications in East Africa: and the high reputation of the municipal government. Future applications will be considered on their merits.

Mr. Gammans

May I ask whether, in these cases, the initiative comes from the municipality concerned, like Kingston, Jamaica, or Singapore, or does it emanate from His Majesty's Government?

Mr. Cook

The former.