State Of Emergency Ends In Kenya

Press, Volume XCIX, Issue 29101, 13 January 1960, Page 11

State Of Emergency Ends In Kenya

(Rec. 10 p.m.) NAIROBI, January 12. The Governor of Kenya (Sir Patrick Renison) today proclaimed the end of the country’s seven-year-old state of emergency.

The emergency began on October 20, 1952, when the Mau Mau terrorist campaign flared up.

t More than 13,000 people died in > this campaign—10,000 of them ’ errorists. In a ceremony at Government Souse today the Governor said: ‘Now we have a real chance to nove away from the tragedies of he past and to turn our thoughts o the challenge of the future.” A statement by the Kenya Gov•mment on the Governor’s protiamation said all remaining mergency regulations now ceased » have effect. Sir Patrick Renison, who took >ver as Governor three months Igo, said it had given him “the {reatest joy” to sign the proclamation ending the state of i emergency. “It was my first task to com- ; plete the work of my predecessor in this way,” he said. Sir Patrick Renison succeeded Sir Evelyn Baring, who was made i baron in the New Year’s honours list. Talks in Lagos The British Prime Minister (Mr Macmillan) talks with Nigeria’s Federal Prime Minister (Alhaji Sir Abubakar Rafawa Balewa) and with the Council of Ministers in Lagos today—the second day of his week’s visit to the vast West African territory, says a Lagos message. The highlight of his visit will come tomorrow when he will address the new Federal Parliament which will lead Nigeria, Britain’s biggest remaining colony, to independence within the Commonwealth next October. Tens of thousands of cheering Africans greeted Mr Macmillan and his wne (Lady Dorothy MacLilian) last night on their 12nule drive into the capital from the airport after their arrival from Accra, Ghana. Mr Macmillan waved and smiled in response to the welcomers who steadily grew in numbers, perching on walls, crowding overhead bridges and finally lining the main streets of the city. Speaking at a dinner given in his honour by Alhaji Sir Abubakar Balewa last night, Mr Mac- ' Lilian said the sole aim of Britain’s policy in Africa was “to develop those countries which have been dependent on the ■ United Kingdom so that economically and politically they, may stand upon their own feet.” Alhaji Sir Abubakar Balewa said: “We are indeed proud to have this opportunity of saluting a man who had the courage and enterprise to be the first to break through this ice barrier of the ‘cold war.’ “I know 1 speak for the whole of Nigeria when I wish you success in this noble task,” he (added amid applause. “Pleasant Duty” 1 The “Ghana Times” said (yesterday that if Mr Macmillan, ‘‘sincerely loves peace it should ■he his most pleasant duty to preside over the liquidation of the (British Empire,” according to a Message from Accra. t I The newspaper added: “e (Would gain considerable respect ifi nd prestige by bringing the rest I

of the British Empire into the Commonwealth ‘club’ whose wholesome diversity could be depicted as the colours of any exquisite Ghanaian Kent cloth (a multi - coloured handwoven cloth).”

The newspaper’s comment was made in an article headed “Voice of Africa,” which appeared yesterday a few hours before the Prime Minister was due to leave Accra for Lagos. The article added: “As we say farewell to old friend Mac we trust he will keep listening to the voice of Africa as it drums the following points in his ears throughout the rest of his 17,000mile tour of Africa:

“That the democratic principle of ‘one man one vote’ must be made applicable in East and Central Africa:

“That irrespective of how many centuries settler minorities have been in East and Central Africa they remain ‘settlers’ and ‘minorities’ whose political interest it would be a sin against God to be made paramount as against that of the Africans—the majority and indigenous people: “Justice demands that Jomo Kenyatta and Dr. Hastings Banda must be released immediately. Their continued enslavement spells an awful disgrace to Britain: “The slightest indication or support by Britain for the apartheid policy of South Africa would be a stab in the back of Africans and of democracy itself. Withal it would ruin the relationship between Africans and Britain.”