§ 23. Mr. Rankinasked the Secretary of State for the Colonies what sum is allocated to African education in the Kenya development plan for 1957 to 1960; by how much this is less than the sum allocated in the last three-year period; and what is the reason for this decrease at a time when there is so much lost around to be made up in this field.
§ Mr. Lennox-Boyd£1,073,475, a reduction of £98,785 or 10 per cent. from the allocation in the last development period. The total sum expected to be available over the next three years for capital development in Kenya as compared with the last three years is itself lower by over 30 per cent. There has been, therefore, an increase in the proportion of available capital funds devoted to African education.
§ Mr. RankinWill the Secretary of State impress on the Kenya Government the need for expending more of this money on the higher education of African students? Is he aware that there is no case on record of any African student from Kenya coming to this country having received a scholarship which educates him fully either in domestic science, agriculture or any other subject which will be of use to him when he returns to Kenya? Will the right hon. Gentleman impress that upon the Kenya Government?
§ Mr. Lennox-BoydI know that the Kenya Government are fully alive to the vital importance of education and also of the need to increase other revenue-earning activities in the territory.