§ 40. Mr. F. M. Bennettasked the Secretary of State for the Colonies how many Kenyan Africans have been arrested, up to 31st December, 1958, for offences connected with the newly-formed K.K.M. movement; and, of those arrested, how many were former Mau Mau adherents.
§ Mr. Lennox-BoydOf the 1,777 Africans arrested up to 31st December, 1958, for K.K.M. activities, 1,672 or 94 per cent. were former Mau Mau adherents.
§ 41. Mr. F. M. Bennettasked the Secretary of State for the Colonies how many of those Kenyan Africans, arrested up to 31st December, 1958, for offences connected with the newly-formed K.K.M. movement, have been convicted and detained; and how many of such convicted and detained persons, respectively, are former released Mau Mau convicts and detainees.
§ Mr. Lennox-BoydOf the 1,777 Africans arrested up to 31st December, 1958, for K.K.M. activities, 1,315 were convicted in the courts and 326 were detained. Some 50 of the latter had previously been detained during the emergency. I am asking the Governor how many of those convicted were former Mau Mau convicts and detainees and I will circulate a further reply in the OFFICIAL REPORT.
§ Mr. BennettWould not my right hon. Friend agree that these Questions and Answers indicate how right Her Majesty's Government and the Kenya Government are to resist political agitation for the premature release of Mau Mau detainees?
§ Mr. Lennox-BoydYes, Sir.