HC Deb 24 November 1954 vol 533 c125W
68. Mr. K. Robinson

asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies under what section of the penal code the Kikuyu tribesman recently sentenced to death for receiving six pieces of cloth intended for the Mau Mau was charged; and whether he was represented by counsel.

Mr. Lennox-Boyd

He was not convicted under the Penal Code, but under Emergency Regulation 8F (1). He was represented by counsel.