§ 50. Mr. Brockwayasked the Secretary of State for the Colonies the number of Africans who have been executed in Kenya since the declaration of the Emergency, and since the charges liable to the death penalty were revised; and what were the offences for which those executed were found guilty.
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§ Mr. HareUp to 31st March, 1,015 had been executed. Of these, 106 were executed after revision of the list of capital offences on the 20th July, 1955, and this figure includes 27 since the
KENYA EXECUTIONS FOR OFFENCES CONNECTED WITH THE EMERGENCY Charges Period Total 20/10/52 to 31/3/56 20/10/52 to 19/7/55 20/7/55 to 31/12/55 1/1/56 to 31/3/56 Murder … … … … … … 257 32 8 297 Unlawful possession of fire-arms … … 288 32 17 337 Unlawful possession† of ammunition and explosives … … … … … 87 8 — 95 Consorting with terrorists … … … 219 3 — 222 Oath offences … … … … … 48 4 2 54 Furthering terrorism* … … … … 8 — — 8 Demanding supplies for terrorists* … … 2 — — 2 Total … … … … 909 79 27 1,015 Note.—Offences marked * and † ceased to be capital offences with effect from 20th July, 1955, and 1st January, 1956, respectively.