◆ SpookStack

-3- ) Apparently since the cnd of August a non-step campaign ayainst the LIA has been proceeding. During this period there hve been frequent reports of the capture of home-made guns and the arrest of LFA su:pects. Sone 160 or so people have been sen- tenced for illesal oathiny and another sixty convicted on charges of being in illegal possession of 250 arms and st roucds of ammenition. The arcas affected include those of Nakuru, Molo, Kericho and Kiavhu, Many of the gun-cache discoveries and arrests heve been made on Furopean ovncd farms and this has caused some African lead- ers to suggest that Europeans have been bribing their farm hands ‘to take oaths and make guns. These allegations are being investigated by the Ministry of Defence, but in the meantime they have unloubtedly caused &@ worsening in race relations. In a Legislative Council debate a few days ago, the acting Minister for Defence ta eT bed of successful action ag » but str ssed "Ve are not out ef the wood yet." Ke went on to say that althourh the LFA s pretty well confined to the Kikuyu tribe, only a srall minority of that tribe were involved. One can po a long way to explaining Mau Mau in terms of a nationalist movement strussiing against a colonial power, of Jand hunger, of secial discrimination and of inter clan fending, but it is by no means easy to urderstand this new movement except in terms used by the acting iinister of Defence that its membership is recr ed “fren the fanatics of the 1950's who da uot understand that times have changed, the re) th and criminals, fron the unemployed and the incurably tribalist." ze has been gratifying Kenyatta, hes roundly cond te note thot almost every African leader, including Jomo xed oathiug and gun-making. C aris tit utions] | Prosress Orly a week before he became Chaneeller of the Exchequer and handed over the 1 Office to Duncan Sandys, Reyjirsld Maudliny spent five days in Kenya in July to review the progress mice by the two rajor parties, KANU and KADU, in solving the Getrils of the outstanding probl in the new draft constitution. We was obviously net content with the pregre that had been made for he announced that in view of the lack of agreement, he interded imposing sulutions concerning central-regional govern- ment pevers in the Lollowiny heresi- education, health, labour, the public service and the special position of Nairobi. Color Flections vill not be veld until 1963, most prelably in March, This fs a hip, -- net only ans e- who feel that this continued hiatus extremely unhealthy situeacien. A big share of the responsilility for Soles must surely rest with the british Gover ent. *ihe third and fourth (the Repicasl Boundsries and Coartituencies) ¢ i s of the five agreed en at Lancas- ter House were appointed fcur months after letion of the conference aad the fifth two months letcr! Tho foeli re of a ccliberate stalling pro- t cers On the purt of HIG. is widespresd, particularly in RA! circles. Rrsettl] alia announced the welcove news that 1,056,000 acres of isnd in the Sched adecn reesectlonint. his comstftates shou and the sel ew TT cost about BIS, 000,009 send of Love y G. Le prepared to led Areas (for Ve one third of the } About 260,069 acres ava the situation ite ru wilt be Mea over. AL