§ 87. Mr. Awberyasked the Secretary of State for the Colonies why Mr. Musazi, the President of the Uganda Farmers' Union, was arrested and deported from his homeland; and if this man is to be brought to trial for any offence.
§ Mr. J. GriffithsAs I told the House on 25th October, Mr. Musazi was informed last year that, because of his connection with the 1949 riots, the Uganda Government would feel bound to deport him should he return to Uganda in the near future. Mr. Musazi was detained on his arrival last week, but has not so far been deported. No charge can be preferred against Mr. Musazi in the courts in connection with the 1949 disturbances, because such a charge would be time-barred under the legislation in force at the time; Mr. Musazi was absent from Uganda during the whole of the six months' period when a charge could have been preferred.