Mr. CREECH JONESasked the Secretary of State for the Colonies whether he will take steps to secure that the commission of inquiry which is investigating abuses in the collection of taxes in Kenya Colony will inquire into the discontent among Native taxpayers because certain chiefs, responsible for recommending exemptions from taxation, take bribes for doing so, and particularly into the reprisals by the Kikuyu chief Njiri against taxpayers who gave evidence against him before the commission when sitting at Fort Hall?
§ Mr. ORMSBY-GOREI have no doubt that the Commission will deal with the allegations as to the acceptance of bribes by Chiefs. I do not know whether the Commission has completed its inquiry, but I am communicating a copy of the hon. Member's question to the Governor, with the request that, if the alleged reprisals by Chief Njiri are not dealt with by the Commission, he will arrange for the matter to be specifically inquired into separately.