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THE KENYA ELECTION OF 1938

 KENYA 1938 GENERAL ELECTION: Aberdare: Ernest Hay Wright - Coast: Shirley Victor Cooke - Kiambu: Josslyn Hay - Ukamba: Robert Shaw - Mombasa: George Nicol - Nairobi North: Ferdinand Cavendish-Bentinck - Nairobi South: Marcuswell Maxwell -  Nyanza: Sydney Farrar - Rift Valley: Francis Scott - Tranz Nzoia: James Kirkwood -  Uasin Gishu: Stanley  Girshie Indian seats: Central: Shams-ud Deen, Isher Dass, Mangat Nahar Singh – Eastern  Ambalal Patel, Pandya Jagannath Bayanpishanker, Western - Rahemtulla Kassam.

Arab seat: Ali bin Salim bin Khalfan

 

The first Legislative Council met on 7 August 1907.[2] The meeting was attended by the Governor, Sir James Sadler, six officially appointed members – Henry Currie, Charles Bowring, Charles William Hobley, J. Montgomery, R.M. Coombe and Colonel J. Wilson – and two unofficial members, J.H. Wilson from Mombasa and Lord Delamere.[1] The first Council consisted solely of persons of European descent.

On 21 September 1909 Alibhai Mulla Jeevanjee was appointed to the Council, becoming the first Asian and non-European member. Governor Sir Percy Girouard opposed his nomination, but he was overruled by the Colonial Office who were keen to appoint a representative for the Indian community.

 

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Mwarabu said…
i am glad to read Sir Ali Bin Salim represented the Arabs at Legco during its inception.
February 25, 2025 at 3:24 PM
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