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Personal Adviser on Arab Affairs, and the Liwali was admitted to meetings of the Council of Ministers.

Further changes took place in 1956, when the six Representative African Members were replaced by eight Elected Members. The first African elections took place in March 1957, but deadlock ensued when the African Minister was defeated and none of the newly-elected Members were prepared to accept office. The Secretary of State for the Colonies, Mr Lennox-Boyd, held talks in Nairobi in November 1957 with the various groups involved. As agreement did not seem possible, the European and Asian Elected Ministers resigned and the Secretary of State came to the conclusion that the 1954 Constitution had become unworkable.

Following new proposals by the Secretary of State for the Colonies, the number of African Elected Members in the Legislative Council was increased from eight to fourteen. Elections for these new seats were held in March 1958. The Kenya Constitution Order in Council 1958, which came into force on 5th April, created Specially Elected Seats in the Legislative Council and set up a Council of State, designed to protect communities from harmful discriminatory legislation. Certain changes were made to the 1958 Constitution in December 1960, following a conference in London during January and February of that year.

Full internal self-government followed a conference in London in early 1962. A National Coalition Government supported by the two main political parties, the Kenya African National Union and the Kenya African Democratic Union, was set up. The chief instrument of government was the Council of Ministers, consisting of sixteen Ministers of whom two were civil servants. Of the fourteen unofficial Ministers, eleven were African, two European and one Asian. Parliamentary Secretaries were appointed by the Governor. Upper and Lower Houses of Parliament were established, the former consisting of one member from each existing District and certain non-voting members representing special interests, and the latter consisting of members elected by universal adult suffrage.

Ministerial talks were held in London in June 1963 to consider the question of Kenya's independence. During the discussions the Kenya Ministers outlined the progress made in working out the constitution for a proposed East African Federation, which it was hoped might comprise Kenya, Tanganyika and Uganda, and possibly also Zanzibar if it so wished. It was agreed that it was desirable that Kenya should become independent before a Federation could be inaugurated. A conference was held in London in September and October 1963 to settle the final form of Kenya's constitution and Kenya became an independent Member of the Commonwealth on 12th December 1963.

CONSTITUTION

The Independence Constitution provided for a Governor-General to be appointed by Her Majesty The Queen and a Parliament consisting of Her Majesty and a bi-cameral legislature, the National Assembly, comprising a Senate and a House of Representatives. The constitution also provided for Regional Assemblies for each of the seven regions, each with a President and a Vice-President elected from within their own membership. The Regional Assemblies were given exclusive legislative competence in some matters and concurrent legislative competence with Parliament in others.

The Constitution (Amendments) Act 1964 and 1965 provided for Kenya to become a Republic with a President as Head of State, Head of the Cabinet and Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, choosing his Vice-President and Cabinet from among the members of the National Assembly to whom they are collectively responsible. The President would also appoint the Chief Justice, Chief Commissioner of Police and most senior civil servants. The first President was to be the Prime Minister in office immediately before 12th December 1964 (i.e. Mr Kenyatta) and was thereafter to be chosen by a majority of members of the House of Representatives. These acts also drastically reduced the powers and financial resources given to the Regional Assemblies by the Independence Constitution. These became Provincial Councils and were eventually abolished altogether by a further amendment in July 1967. During the passage of the 1964 Amendment Act the KADU opposition party, which had favoured the regional constitution, dissolved itself and joined the governing party KANU.

A further amendment in May 1965 reduced the majorities needed in the House of Representatives and the Senate to amend any clauses of the Constitution to a 65 per cent majority of all members of each House and provided that thenceforth no clauses should be specially entrenched as certain clauses had been in the Independence Constitution.

Following the resignation in April 1966 of the Vice-President, Mr Odinga, and his formation of a new Opposition Party, the K.P.U. (Kenya People's Union), a Constitutional Amendment Act was passed requiring those members who changed their party allegiance to seek re-election. In the "Little General Election" held in June 1966, KANU gained a majority of the contested seats but Mr Odinga was returned to lead the KPU, later recognised as the official Parliamentary Opposition.

Another Constitutional Amendment Act was passed in December 1966 to enable the Senate to be amalgamated with the House of Representatives as a unicameral National Assembly with 158 elected Members and 12 specially elected members chosen by the elected members. The constituency boundaries were redrawn to give each Senator a constituency including at least a part of his former district. The Act also provided for the postponement of the General Election due in 1968 until June 1970.

Yet another Constitutional Amendment Act was passed in June 1968. This provided that the President would in future be elected by popular vote and that, should the President die or become incapacitated in office, a general election to choose a new President and National Assembly must be held within 90 days. It also laid down that in future both Presidential and Parliamentary candidates must be nominated by a registered political party. It further provided that the 12 specially elected members of the National Assembly should in future be nominated by the President.

The remaining clauses of the Independence Constitution and the subsequent amendments were consolidated into the Constitution of Kenya Bill 1968 which was passed by the National Assembly in December 1968.

LAND TRANSFER AND SETTLEMENT SCHEMES

Starting in 1961 and 1962 when Kenya was approaching Independence, several schemes for the transfer of mixed farming land from European to African ownership were put into operation with a view to increasing African participa

tion in all sectors of Kenya's economic life and satisfying the aspiration to land ownership among the landless and unemployed.

The British and Kenya Governments agreed on a programme almost entirely financed by British loans and grants for the purchase of approximately one million acres of European-owned mixed farming land and its division into smallholdings for settlement by African farmers. Parallel with the Million Acre Settlement Scheme, the Agricultural Finance Corporation and Land Bank operated schemes to assist African farmers to purchase former Europeanowned farms.

A further programme of land transfer and settlement, also financed by the British Government, began in 1966 and to date a further 121,000 acres of mixed farming land has been taken over by the Agricultural Development Corporation. Some of this land will be held as national farms and some will be leased or sold to African large-scale farmers. The A.F.C., also with British aid, continues to provide loans to assist African farmers to purchase farms privately, and further settlement schemes are in preparation.

It is generally recognised that Kenya's land reform programme is one of the most successful ever.

HISTORICAL LIST

PRIME MINISTER

The Hon. Mzee Jomo Kenyatta, мP, 12th December 1963 to 11th December 1964

PRESIDENT

The Hon. Mzee Jomo Kenyatta, MP, from 12th December 1964

GOVERNMENT

The Government Party, the Kenya African National Union, has 150 constituency seats in the National Assembly. The Kenya People's Union, led by Mr Odinga, with 8 seats, is in opposition.

PRESIDENT AND CABINET

President: His Excellency The Hon. Mzee Jomo Kenyatta, MP

Vice-President and Minister of Home Affairs: The Hon. D. T. arap Moi, MP
Minister of Finance: The Hon. J. S. Gichuru, MP

Minister of Economic Planning and Development: The Hon. J. Odero Jowi, MP
Minister of Defence: The Hon. Dr N. Mungai, MP

Minister of Agriculture and Animal Husbandry: The Hon. B. R. McKenzie, DSO, DFC, MP
Minister of Health: The Hon. J. D. Otiede, MP

Minister of Local Government: The Hon. L. G. Sagini, MP
Minister of Works: The Hon. D. Mwanyumba, MP

Minister of Power and Communications: The Hon. J. Nwyameya, MP
Minister of Labour: The Hon. E. N. Mwendwa, MP

Minister of Toursism and Wild Life: The Hon. S. O. Ayodo, MP
Minister of Lands and Settlement: The Hon. J. H. Angaine, MP
Minister of Housing: The Hon. P. J. Ngei, MP

The Attorney-General: The Hon. C. Njonjo, MP
Minister of Information and Broadcasting: The Hon. J. C. N. Osogo, MP
Minister of Natural Resources: The Hon. J. J. Nyagah, MP
Minister of Co-operatives: The Hon. R. G. Ngala, MP

Minister of Commerce and Industry: The Hon. Mwai Kibaki, MP
Minister of Education: The Hon. Dr J. G. Kiano, MP
Minister of East African Affairs (Finance): The Hon. R. J. Ouko, MP

MINISTER OF State

President's Office: The Hon. Mbiyu Koinange, MP (Foreign Affairs)

ASSISTANT MINISTERS

Vice-President's Office: The Hon. R. S. Matano, MP; The Hon. E. Omolo Agar, MP
Ministry of Finance: The Hon. S. M. Balala, MP

Ministry of Economic Planning and Development: The Hon. J. Z. Kase, MP
Ministry of Defence: The Hon. J. Njeru, MP

Ministry of Agriculture and Animal Husbandry: The Hon. W. C. Murgor, MP;
The Hon. J. M. Karinki, MP

Ministry of Health: The Hon. J. N. L. ole Konchellah, MP
Ministry of Local Government: The Hon. K. K. Njiiri, MP;
The Hon. N. W. Munoko, MP

Ministry of Works: The Hon. E. K. K. Bomett, MP; The Hon. G. Godana, MP
Ministry of Power and Communications:

The Hon. D. C. N. Moss; MP; The Hon. J. Masinde, MP

Ministry of Labour: The Hon. F. P. K. Kubai, MP; The Hon. Ö. Nyalick, MP
Ministry of Tourism and Wild Life:

The Hon. Jan Mohamed, MP; The Hon. J. K. ole Tipis, MP
Ministry of Lands and Settlement: The Hon. J. M. Gachago, MP;
The Hon. T. N. Malinda, MP

Ministry of Housing: The Hon. P. L. Rurumban, MP
Ministry of Information and Broadcasting:

The Hon. H. J. Onamu, MP; The Hon. S. M. Amin, MP
Ministry of Natural Resources: The Hon. A. K. Wamuthenya, MP
Ministry of Co-operatives and Social Services:

The Hon. B. C. Maisori-Itumbo, MP; The Hon. G. N. Kalya, mp
Ministry of Commerce and Industry:

The Hon. S. S. ole Oloitipitip, MP; The Hon. A. K. Kerich, MP

Ministry of Education: The Hon. E. E. Khasakhala, MP; The Hon. G. Mutiso, MP Ministry of East African Affairs (Finance): The Hon. J. K. Cheruiyot, MP Assistant Minister for Foreign Affairs: The Hon. J. H. Okwango, MP

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MINISTRY OF WORKS

Permanent Secretary: (vacant)

MINISTRY OF POWER AND
COMMUNICATIONS

Permanent Secretary: P. Shiyukah

MINISTRY OF LABOUR

Permanent Secretary: T. Mbathi

MINISTRY OF INFORMATION AND
BROADCASTING

Permanent Secretary: P. Gachathi

MINISTRY OF LANDS AND SETTLEMENT Permanent Secretary: J. K. arap Koitie

MINISTRY OF CO-OPERATIVES AND
SOCIAL SERVICES

Permanent Secretary: G. S. K. Boit

MINISTRY OF NATURAL RESOURCES Permanent Secretary: J. M. Ojal

MINISTRY OF WILDLIFE AND TOURISM
Permanent Secretary: A. P. Achieng
MINISTRY OF HOUSING
Permanent Secretary: J. Oluoch

CHAIRMAN OF THE PUBLIC SERVICES
COMMISSION

N. W. Wamalwa

DIPLOMATIC REPRESENTATION

KENYAN REPRESENTATIVES IN OTHER
COMMONWEALTH COUNTRIES

High Commissioner in the United Kingdom:
Dr J. N. Karanja

High Commissioner in India: P. L. Odero

COMMONWEALTH HIGH COMMISSIONERS
IN KENYA

Britain: Sir Eric Norris, KCMG; Canada:
J. M. Cook; Australia: R. N. Hamilton;
India: Avtar Singh; Pakistan: R. R. Noore;
Ghana: J. L. Appah-Sampong; Nigeria:
L. O. Harriman; Malawi: J. M. Mseka;

Zambia: A. M. Chambeshi (resident in
Dar es Salaam); Lesotho: A. Mohale

KENYAN REPRESENTATION IN NON-
COMMONWEALTH COUNTRIES
China (Ambassador); Congo (Kinshasa)
(Ambassador); France (Ambassador) (resi-
dent in Bonn); Germany (Ambassador);
Holy See (Ambassador) (resident in London);
Iraq (Ambassador) (resident in Cairo);
Israel (Ambassador) (resident in Addis
Ababa); Somali Republic (Ambassador);
United Arab Republic (Ambassador); United
Nations (Representative); United States
(Ambassador) (resident in New York);
U.S.S.R. (Ambassador).

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LESOTHO

ESOTHO lies between latitudes 28° 35′ and 30° 40′ S. and longitudes 27° and 29° 30′ E. It is a mountainous country wholly surrounded by South Africa, with Natal to the east, Cape Province to the south and the Orange Free State to the north and west. Out of the total area of 11,716 square miles, about one-third lying along the western and southern boundaries, is classed as 'lowland' and is between 5,000 feet and 6,000 feet above sea level. The remainder of the country, the 'highlands', is mostly between 7,000 feet and 9,000 feet above sea level. The two main mountain ranges are the Maluti Mountains and the Drakensberg range, which run from north to south. The Maluti, in the central part of the country, are spurs of the main Drakensberg range, which they join in the north forming a high plateau. The highest mountains are in the Drakensberg range, which forms the border with Natal, where Cathkin Peak, Giant's Castle and Mont-aux-Sources are all over 10,000 feet high. The highest mountain is Thabana Ntlenyana, 11,425 feet high.

Two of the largest rivers in the Republic of South Africa, the Orange and the Tugela, and the tributaries of the Caledon, have their sources in the mountains of Lesotho. The climate is generally healthy and pleasant. Rainfall is variable and averages about 29 inches a year over the greater part of the country. Most

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