Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1959-04-10
kenyo Suspends
Nufive Paper
Editor Reports


For instance last week the gov.
crnment ordered the suspension
Of publication ~ the newspaper
that speaks for the party headed
BY Tom Mboya when talked TO
him Tuesday he had Just issued
an open letter 10 the governor pro
testing angrly the Oppressive
Measures and the clumsy In
Justice Of this government
In his letter Mr. MboYa made
the following statement '9uHU-
RUS prescription II deliberate
attempt 10 silence all legitimate
African expression and "A deiibsrs
ate invasion 81 freedom ~ the
press Not only has UHRu been
prescribed. bat The government
has alpo rejected Or kianOs ap.
plieation for a printing license on
tho ground that ne ia likely 10 use
the press for purposes preIudic-
ial % public peace and good order
Thus we need not commit any
offcnac 10 b. prescribed The gov.
ernment's mind predetermined and
We are guilty unisss W prove 9th.
srviae
This Dr Kiano was referred to
AZ some length IN recent article
on Africa Published In LIFE Mag.
azine. as une ~ tho moderatsa Of
the Nationalist movement in Al,
RIGA Life said
"On thn African side the
voice ~ moderation comes from
crucial quarter tho Kikuyu
The voice. which has nm Amer
Han accent IL that 81 Dr Elk
onyo Kiano. kiluyu who re-
turned IN 1853 from eight years
~ studying and teaching poll
ticai science In the " q fAnti
och College, Stamford AMI the
University 81 California;
Elected 10 one ~ the new
Afnran seats IN the (kenya-
legislative council he waa rapid
sdly bncomS the most Influential
politician among the Klkuyu.
fact auubly advantageous for
hopes Of moderation lie IN a
bulwark against tho revival ~
the Man Mau spirit among his
own people, revival that might
cunceiyahly be touched Off by
Iotao Kcnyaltna scheduled ~
lease from prison next year Ho
IL also a level headed man with
no objection Ia having a multi.
racial government and with the
patience 10 wait for fair aoiu
tons 90 be worked out ~ the
leading Kthugu he N IN a post
ton not only 10 give Mhoya nj
vice httt 90 make him listen In
fact there IL speculation tina,
Kane may eventually even take
over the National leadership
from Mhoya whose tribe, the
Luo, haa traditlnnnlly been dia
liked and hooked down upon by
the Kikuyn ana their allies
Here IN Cairu caught up with
tho March 10 issue " the London
Times. published the day heforr
MI Mhoya issued hla protest In
long editorial dealing with tho
Krnys situation The Times refers
20 thr measures taken by the gov
crnment ~ certainly distas,etui"
and viewed by thcmarlvea they
are a step back and not step
forward II states
certainly Il would be danger
Gus to allow the preaen, doad
lock 20 continue much longer
Ksnyn has made remarkable
recovery from the Mau Mau EN-.
ergoncy. but a accnpdary infecs
ton frnm Mau Mau emanating
from MARRIOTT has spread oat
wards The country IL at the
balancing poin, and could easily
h. swung one way OF the other"
Nj Mboya and his political
party IL asking for complete un-
dependence FOR keuya and control
% ~ government ey the ma
iority witch OF course u ever
whelmlngly African Bu, q N sig
nifieaut NAT this independents Ia
not asked Cor Immediately Tho
Africans asy asking Tor their tn
dependence graduaily but they i'm
stat that definite date be fixed
when that Independence win he
complete
Tits the nrtlsh government has
refused % 40 They have talked
about steadily increasing conoc..
slcns 20 The Africans but they have
insisted cn continuing control NV
guess s that IN Rcnya AZ else
where IN Africa the natives win
soon have the Independence they
seek
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