HC Deb 15 May 1958 vol 588 c37W
Mrs. Castle

asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies how many Africans have been detained in Kenya since the emergency began; how many have been released; and how many still remain in detention and works camps, respectively.

Mr. Lennox-Boyd

Some 77,000 Africans have been detained in the period in question, of whom more than 67,500 had been released by 30th April. At 30th April, 9,322 remained in detention, of whom 5,054 were held in detention camps and 4,268 in works camps.