§ Mr. Henry Clarkasked the Minister of Overseas Development what procedure has been arranged for the purchase by the Kenya Government of farms in Kenya owned by British subjects who are unable to continue farming on account of age, illness and on other compassionate grounds; and what steps the relatives of these farmers in this country can take to ensure the earliest posible purchase of the farms.
§ Mrs. CastleApplicants, who should be citizens of the United Kingdom and Colonies, should apply to the British High Commission in Nairobi. If they qualify as a farm compassionate case in the light of the considerations set out in my written reply of 26th October to the hon. Gentleman the Member for Haltemprice (Mr. Wall), the Kenya Government are provided with the necessary funds to enable them to make an offer of purchase for the farm.
As will be clear from my reply there is normally little which a relative in this country can do to assist.