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Kenya, 1936-1939

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Comprises:

  1. (item 1) proof of the 'Memorandum on projected legislation affecting the Rights and Liberties of Africans in Southern Rhodesia and Kenya', a pamphlet published by the London Group of African Affairs, 1936
  2. (fols. 1-6) correspondence between Ormsby-Gore and Creech Jones about the demolition of houses in Pangani village, with copies of appeals to the Secretary of State for the Colonies by Shamsud Deen, MLC (Member of the Legislative Council), and a copy of the reply from the Governor, 5-29 Aug 1936
  3. (item 2) memorandum on 'Native Land at Tigoni' presented by Marius N. Karatu on behalf of indigenous landowners of Tigoni (Limuru), Kikuyu, Nov 1936
  4. (item 3 and fols. 7-9) Official Gazette, copy of a Bill to Regulate the Residence of Labourers on Farms, with a typed copy of an extract from the Bill, 16 Mar 1937
  5. (fols. 10-20) comments W.H. Macmillan on the draft bill on Kenya Land and Labour, on squatters and on the Kenya Land Commission Report, May 1937
  6. (fols. 21-34) correspondence between Ormsby-Gore and Creech Jones about the Tigoni land dispute, with letters from Karatu to Creech Jones, 21 Apr and 6 May, about the eviction from Tigoni and a copy of the petition of ten Mbaris to the Land Commission, 11-24 May 1937
  7. (fols. 35-68) second copy of Karatu's letters attached to an oral reply to a Question in the House by Creech Jones on residence of African labourers on European farms in Kenya. Also, correspondence between Ormsby-Gore, Creech Jones, Macmillan, Roden Buxton, and W. Benson, Apr-Jul, about resident labourers and about the closing of an independent indigenous school at Mukui, 21 Apr 1937
  8. (fols. 69-74) letter from Ormsby-Gore to Creech Jones about the Tigoni area land transfer, 8 Sep 1937
  9. (fols. 75-76) letter from Karatu to Creech Jones thanking him for his efforts on behalf of the indigenous landowners and commenting on the administration's attitude towards the findings of the Kenya Land Commission and the Commission itself, 23 Sep 1937
  10. (item 4) East Africa Standard, articles on Kenya and land, Apr and Aug 1938
  11. (fols. 77-82) letter from Eric P. Firth to Attlee about sentences passed on vendors of indigenous beer, and correspondence between Firth, Creech Jones, and Norman Leys about the whole system of indigenous beer brewing, Jan-Feb 1938
  12. (fols. 83-95) correspondence between Njomo Wa Kihika, Creech Jones, and Ormsby-Gore about land claims of the Mbari Ya Nguro, with copies of earlier petitions and the correspondence of Njomo Wa Kihika, Dec 1937-Apr 1938
  13. (fols. 96-102) correspondence between Creech Jones and Ormsby-Gore about the claims of the Wakamba and the attempts of the government to get them to reduce the number of their cattle, 1 Apr-5 Jul 1938
  14. (fols. 103-126) correspondence between Gathu Wa Wakaguima and Creech Jones about the removal of his clan from their land at Limuru, with copies of earlier petitions, 6 Jul-17 Oct 1938
  15. (fols. 164-167) copy of a petition from Koinange, Thurku, James, and others to the Secretary of State for the Colonies objecting to recent legislation in the Legislative Council regarding Native Land Trusts and the Crown Lands Ordinance, 9 Nov 1938
  16. (fols. 127-163) letter from Jasper Abraham, Kenya, to Attlee and handed on to Creech Jones by him, about the expulsion of the Wanderobo from their land; correspondence between Creech Jones and MacDonald about eviction, government policy, and compensation by the grant of alternative plots; the original letters and several copies, 20 Sep 1938-6 Feb 1939
  17. (fols. 168-173) correspondence about the need for the Labour Party to form a colonial policy; Norman Leys wrote to Creech Jones, Leonard Woolf, and Hughes about the need for the Labour Party to draw up a scheme of action for the first month after they should next be returned to power. This group of letters also deals with the need to educate the British public on colonial matters, the need to educate indigenous people on the question of destocking, resident labourers, and Mauritius, Feb 1939
  18. (fols. 174-176) draft of a letter from Creech Jones to MacDonald about the 'uneven fight' of the indigenous people in the Highlands, n.d.
  19. (fols. 177-178) petition from Koinange to Sir Robert Brooke-Popham concerning eviction and the ability of Africans to represent Kenyan Africans in the Legislative Council, 7 May 1939
  20. (fols. 179-184) correspondence between Karatu and Creech Jones about the transfer of Africans from the Highlands at Tigoni, together with a resettlement form, May-Jun 1939
  21. (fols. 185-190) Hansard, report of the debate on the Colonial Office vote in which MacDonald and Creech Jones spoke on Kenya, 7 Jun 1939
  22. (fols. 191-196) correspondence between Creech Jones and MacDonald about the debate and about Koinange's letter, 12-30 Jun 1939
  23. (fols. 197-198) letter from Karatu to Creech Jones about his work in the House on behalf of Africans in Kenya and Karatu's opinion of the action of the Secretary of State for the Colonies, 5 Jul 1939
  24. (fols. 199-200) letter from Creech Jones to MacDonald, two copies, 10 Jul 1939
  25. (fol. 201) letter from Creech Jones to Kenyatta, intended as a cover note to copies of some correspondence between Creech Jones and the Colonial Office, 11 Jul 1939
  26. (fols. 202-204) letter from MacDonald to Creech Jones about the movements of indigenous people on the Teita Concessions Ltd. Estate, 22 Aug 1939
  27. (fols. 205-210) letter from Marcus Garvey, President of the Universal Negro Improvement Association to Creech Jones, asking him to take action on behalf of drew Jumba, President of the North Abaluhya Central Association, in his complaint against a District Officer and in his appeal to the Governor for an indigenous representative on the Provincial District Council, 16 Aug 1939
  28. (fols. 211-220) correspondence between Creech Jones and MacDonald about the enquiries into African preferences about the payment of their wages in Kenya and also in the Gold Coast (Ghana), with copies of Creech Jones's covering notes to copies of this letter when sending them to Roden Buxton and Kemmis, 21 Sep 1939
  29. (fols. 221-225) two letters from MacDonald to Creech Jones about compensation to be paid for the burning of Karanja na Wainaina's huts and about the growing of sisal, 26 Sep-5 Oct 1939.

Dates

  • Creation: 1936-1939

Extent

1 folder

Language of Materials

  • English

Shelfmark

MSS. Brit. Emp. s. 332/21, folder 1

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