Kenyatta Sworn In As First P.M. Of Kenya

Press, Volume CII, Issue 30147, 3 June 1963, Page 11

Kenyatta Sworn In As First P.M. Of Kenya

(N.Z Press Association—Coppnpftt)

NAIROBI. June 1 The 73-vrar-old leader of the Kenya African National Union. Mr Jntno Kenyatta was sworn in

today as Kenya's first Prime Minister.

Cheering Africans watched he colourful open-air ceremony at which the Governor <Mr Malcolm Macdonald) ad ministered the oath of allegiance to Mr Kenvatta. the Associated Press reported Mr Kenyatta served fiv<vears and a half of a seven vear prison aenlence imposed : n 1953 for manag'ng the Mau Mau terrorists Then he lived in restriction from Amrit 1959. to August 1961 before hec'-ming KA.NU’s president and a M’nis’er of Sta’e in the previous African nationalist coalition Government.

Today he and his ministers took part in processions •hrough Nairobi’s streets before and after the swearing ‘n ceremony as part of a “day of national rejoicing ” Today and Monday have been declared public holidays so that Kenyans can eele brate their attainment of selfrule—the prelude to full in-

dependence some time nex' vear

Mr Kenyatta said: “We now are embarking on the final brief stage which wil ’ead this country to independence It isn't a celebration by one party as an election vic ‘ory Rather must it be a rejoicing of all people of this 'ovely land at progress towards the goal of independ ■*nce

“And as we celebrate le’ ■is remember that constitu•ional advance is not the greatest end in Itself. Many >f our people suffer in sickness Many are poor bevond ■ndurance Too mans live out narrow lives beneath a burden of ignorance “We are relaxing before toil that ts to come We muP work harder to fight our •nemies—ignorance, sickness •and poverty.” he said Only one incident has bee” -eported so far on the fl!* - day of self-government In Nairobi, tonight, police used ♦ear gas to break up Hashes between swonorters of the K.A.NU and the Kenya 4 frican Democratic Union at Nakuru. western centra’ Kenya. Four people were taken to hospital. the British United Press reported.