Federation of Labour

HC Deb 29 February 1956 vol 549 cc124-5W

62. Mrs. Castle

asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies whether he is aware that the Kenya Federation of Labour has been called upon to show cause why its registration should not be cancelled; and whether he will make a statement.

Mr. Hare

Yes. The Kenya Federation of Labour has been called upon to show cause, by 10th March, why its registration should not be cancelled on the grounds that it pursues objects other than those declared in its application for registration.

In his notice to the Federation, the Registrar of Societies stated that it was clear that the Federation had assumed the character of a political association pursuing objects in the general political field and outside the field of labour relations.