§ 84. Mr. F. M. Bennettasked the Secretary of State for the Colonies whether, in view of the recent and continuing assertions by Ministers of the Kenya African National Union party in the present Kenya Government that alterations will have to be made to the Lancaster House agreement, he will now reaffirm Her Majesty's Government's determination to maintain intact all the constitutional safeguards embodied in it with the agreement of all parties, at the forthcoming constitutional conference in September.
§ Mr. SandysThe British Government's position is that the independence Constitution for Kenya must contain effective 151W safeguards to ensure that a proper balance between the centre and the regions is maintained. At the same time we shall be prepared to discuss such reasonable arguments as may be put forward which are consistent with our position.