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es = cob fo “AMERICAN FRIE ia ia x From Valter Martin, “Nairobi, Kenva Oct., 1962 Vol. TIT, “a. It WOT FOR QUOTATION OR GENERAL CIRCHT ATION BRENYA® RECUNE DEVELOP UES Kens is a perplexing country. Time after time in the past few years it has secmcd ihe a ship in ao very reunh sea, Waves, in terms of nationsl difficulties, have bovne down on this ship of state on its journcy to independence, each one seem inp as if to crusi: it completely. Yet semehow the ship concrives to rise atop tie crest *-- only to find another wave waitirg on the other side, Evployereliployee Rolations As J wrote the last report dn June, industrial unrest was the order of the day end the threat of a yeneral strike hong heavily over the country. The plantation workers wore on strike over the issue of a separate union far coffee workers. The Kenya Fecervation of Labour had proposed calling a general strike if this demand were not met. There were other verkers on strike in the printing, moter, feed, bankins, 1 Tau 3 ustries and in Local covernment. The fence that this most turbulene period of gndustrial unrest in Keova's history eceurred scon after Tom Mbeye moved from the post of K.F.L. General Secretary to that of Labour Minister, and Peter Kibieu, recently returned from a period of study at Hervard Lniversity, had takeu over from hin in the K,F.L., caused a great deal of roe cebation as to its orilein. Whe feeling wes widespread (a) that this was an ate tenpt by it ayals political enemies to embarrass the new minister and underuinea his strong political position, (b) thet communist influences were at work to wreck the Kenya Fedvration of Lobour wnieh is a staunch membor of the western Iniernatieonal Confederacicen of Free Trade Unions. There is probably sore truth in beth of these ations, theech the derree to which they ere tree is extremely difficult ts Eet Heceprance of these ciains should not blind one to the fae. thar chere ? L rr en So e yas eye PSPMEK LHL ania wir Low wanes. est warers over t! Both Peter Kibisa and Tom Nbove cane cut of there trials extremely well. Ry the end ef June all of the strikes thea been settied, in che wain through the extraard te nary abilicy of Mbova na a peace maker, At the end ef it sil Nbova announced that he was callin a joint reetires of wepresentarie. os of the Reaya Federation of Lakeur ard ) d of the Peewee fen of FKenya ieploreres ta “threch out a Chateer for JTresurtrdal Pesne, "We are approaching wsdependence, ssid Neeva, “in a seni, if pat wielly baakrant state and peace ani ‘dnduseey is vital Gf tre clsenaie ds not to collapse comeleteiys” sage tee freits of these joint meetiie:s were published in the fora i Casiter to which both ELFAL. and PF. see thoir sipmatures oa behali : nw pidGker. Btresrins the preat meed fer such am sevecacnt between labour wYuis follows on Che repert by Welter J. Maria enrltled "Keaya Polities = June a oe re. ae - 4 ‘py ty Ff eat Vi PeOt, Cetead 22nd Pune, bya. T Ur —<NMES SERVICE COMMITTEE 1GO North Fritteenth Street, Phitadciphia 2, Pennsytvsanr