§ Mr. SIMPSONasked the Secretary of State for the Colonies whether his attention has been drawn to a resolution adopted by the Convention of Associations at Nairobi on 12th September, 1923, demanding the appointment of a commission of inquiry into the whole matter of the construction of the Uasin Gishu railway with the widest terms of reference; on what grounds this demand was rejected by the Governor of Kenya Colony; and whether, in view of this demand by the European settlers, he will take steps to ensure a full and independent inquiry into this question?
Mr. THOMASI have seen the resolution to which the hon. Member refers in an account of the meeting of the Convention of Associations published in a local newspaper, but no report with regard to the resolution has been received from the Governor of Kenya. I am in communication with the Governor as a result of the hon. Member's question, but, pending the receipt of his views, I am not prepared to form any opinion as to the necessity for an inquiry into the construction of the Uasin Gishu railway.