§ 7, 8 and 9. Mr. Benceasked the Secretary of State for the Colonies (1) for how long nine Kikuyu women, details of whose cases are in his possession, were detained in the Kingsway Police Station cells, Nairobi, after having been detained as being in Nairobi without permits;
(2) how many Kikuyu, Embu, and Meru have been removed from the Young Men's Christian Association Hostel, Nairobi, for the purpose of screening;
(3) what charges were laid against six Kikuyu women, details of whose cases are in his possession, who were detained, with servants of the Young Men's Christian Association, in Nairobi.
§ Mr. Lennox-BoydSeventeen Kikuyu, Embu and Meru tribesmen and nine women were arrested and removed from the Y.M.C.A. hostel in Nairobi. The women were held in Kingsway Police Station for 24 days while investigation of their illegal presence in Nairobi was carried out. In the result, no charges were brought against them and they were repatriated to the Kikuyu Reserve. The Advisory Committees recommended that five of the tribesmen should continue to be detained.