| dc.description.abstract | This is a study of the evolution, activities and
nature of the Executive Counc i.I in Kenya between the years
1907 and 1939. It is based on documentary sources in
archives and libraries both in Kenya and in Britain; on
som e amount; of correspondence between the cand idat.e and
s orne informants; and on oral interviews with certain other
informants who were familiar with personalities and issues
during this period.
The study is set in the context of the colonial
situation in Kenya, and divided into two parts. The first
part provides a portrait of the colonial society by reviewing
the ideas and problems of the various lobbies that were
clamouring at one stage or another for representation into
the EXecutive Council. These are identified as the Europeans,
especially the settlers, the Asians and the Missionaries
on behalf of the Africans. Each of these groups is given
lengthy treatment, largely because hitherto information
about these various groups has been scattered, and in some
cases no ~tails have been known about what they stood for.
Cases in point are the settlers and the mi.ssionar ies.. Paucity
of detail'S as to what they actually though, wrote and said
has necessitated original research into their activities
and beliefs. The Africans have been brought into the study | en |
