Kenya: Legislative Council Election 1957

Identity Statement

Reference code(s)	: GB 0101 ICS 43
Held at	: Institute of Commonwealth Studies   Click here to find out how to view this collection at http://commonwealth.sas.ac.uk/resources/library ›
Full title	: Kenya: Legislative Council Election 1957
Date(s)	: 1956-1957
Level of description	: Collection (fonds)
Extent	: 1 file
Name of creator(s)	: Not known
Detailed catalogue	: Click here to view repository detailed catalogue

Context

Administrative/Biographical history:

In 1957 Kenya was a British Crown Colony, governed by a Legislative Council with 54 Members. The 1957 election was the first in which African members were elected to the Legislative Council through a restricted franchise. A Luo trade unionist, Tom M'boya, together with other Africans promoted to ministerial posts, refused to assume official responsibilities. A constitutional conference was held in London in January and February, 1960, that led to a transitional constitution legalizing political parties and giving Africans a comfortable majority on the Legislative Council.

Content

Scope and content/abstract:

Press cuttings and lists of candidates and parties for Kenya Legislative Council Election 1957; comprising general cuttings, cuttings on individual candidates W B Akatsa (Nyanza North), C M G Argwings-Kodhek (Nairobi), Tom Mboya (Nairobi), C T Munei (Rift Valley), O Odinga (Nyanza Central), B A Ohanga (Nyanza Central), G Orinda (Nyanza South), J K Tipis (Rift Valley); cuttings on constituencies; and cuttings on political parties and groups the Capricorn Africa Society, the Nairobi District African Congress, the Reform Party and the United Front.

Access & Use

Language/scripts of material:
English

System of arrangement:

Four bundles: General cuttings sorted by date; individual candidates; constituencies and political organizations and groups.

Conditions governing access:

Open although advance notice should be given. Access to individual items may be restricted under the Data Protection Act or the Freedom of Information Act.

Conditions governing reproduction:

A photocopying service is available at the discretion of the Library staff. Copies are supplied solely for research and private study. Requests to publish original material should be submitted to the Information Resources Manager.

Finding aids:

None

Archival Information

Archival history:

Immediate source of acquisition:

The source of acquisition by ICS is not known.

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Description Notes

Archivist's note:
Compiled by Alan Kucia as part of the RSLP AIM25 Project.

Rules or conventions:
General International Standard Archival Description ISAD(G), 2nd edition, 2000. National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997.

Date(s) of descriptions:
Oct 2001