Kenyans chided about medals

Press, 21 December 1976, Page 26

Kenyans chided about medals

I NZPA-Reuter Dar-es-Salaam; The Tanzanian ruling party! (newspaper “Uhuru” has !criticised Kenya for deciding ■that it would not boycott the i Commonwealth Games at Edi monton should New Zealand, (take part. The change of decision I showed that to Kenyans “medals are a more respectable thing than the humanity: of Africans,” the paper said. Although Kenya had joined other African nations in the boycott of the Olym- ' pic Games because of New Zealand’s participation while maintaining sports links with : South Africa, some Kenyan < athletes had since taken part in international compe-

i titions alongside New Zea-i I landers, who had continued ■to have sports relations with South Africa. “Uhuru” said. “Tanzania,” said the paper, “will always stand firm against the South African policy of apartheid, and will regard those who coi operate with the South: I Africans as a big enemy of Africa and development in I the world.” The paper expressed the; hope that all African countries would stand firm in| opposing New Zealand par-| ticipation at Edmonton, and that they would also boycott any other country which co-operated with South: Africa, “even if that country i is African." I