HC Deb 20 October 1954 vol 531 c165W
Mr. Brockway

asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies how many Africans have now been executed in Kenya since the declaration of the emergency; and on what grounds.

Mr. Lennox-Boyd

Up to 1st October, 686. The charges were:

Murder (including 218 Mau Mau cases) 245
Unlawful possession of arms and ammunition 258
Consorting with terrorists 145
Administering unlawful oath 28
Acting with intent to further terrorism 8
Procuring supplies for terrorists 2