§ 61. Mr. Fenner Brockwayasked the Secretary of State for the Colonies why meetings of the Kenya African Union in the Central Province, Kenya, have been prohibited.
§ Mr. Lyttelton:Meetings by the Kenya African Union in the Central Province of Kenya have been prohibited in three instances. In one case permission to hold a meeting was refused because it was intended to hold it on the football ground at a time when a match was due to be played. In two other instances the result of meetings held by the Union was such that it seemed likely that further meetings would lead to a breach of the peace. Meetings have, therefore, been temporarily prohibited in these two districts.
§ 62. Mr. Fenner Brockwayasked the Secretary of State for the Colonies why the age group meetings among the Kikuyu Tribe have been prohibited in Kenya.
§ Mr. Lyttelton:They have not been so prohibited. Certain Africans held age group meetings in 1950 to collect funds for the African Independent College at Githunguri. They applied again earlier this year to hold such meetings. They were asked to publish accounts showing 41W the collections made at their earlier meetings and how the money had been dispensed. This they have failed to do and they have made no further application to hold such meetings.