HC Deb 18 February 1957 vol 565 c25W
Mr. J. Johnson

asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies how many Africans in each constituency and in each tribe in Kenya have been registered for two and three votes, respectively.

Mr. Lennox-Boyd

Provisional figures, subject to final correction, are as follows:

Constituency Total voters registered for
two votes three votes
1. Akamba … 4,633 1,706
2. Central Province … 8,609 3,055
3. Coast Province … 2,413 994
4. Nairobi … 1,066 663
5. Nyanza North … 5,554 1,816
6. Nyanza Central … 4,000 1,888
7. Nyanza South … 11,508 3,161
8. Rift Valley and Masai … 2,141 863
TOTAL … 39,924 14,146

Tribe Total voters registered for
two votes three votes
1. Abaluyha 5,554 1,816
2. Bukusu
3. Digo and Duruma 619 195
4. Elgeyo and Marakwet 302 120
5. Embu 1,463 484
6. Giriama 478 192
7. Kamba 4,633 1,706
8. Kikuyu 3,801 1,763
9. Kipsigis 2,205 499
10. Luo and Kisii 13,303 4,550
11. Masai 383 161
12. Meru 3,301 786
13. Nandi 786 405
14. Riverine (Tana River) 102 57
15. Samburu 99 35
16. Swahili 7 5
17. Teita and Taveta 870 311
18. Tugen and Suk 262 92
19. Settled areas containing more than one tribe, where tribal breakdown is not available 1,756 969
TOTAL 39,924 14,146

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