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In the fog of colonial rule's end in Kenya, some white supremacists protested in a unique way. A group of settlers, who could still not fathom the idea of an African government ruling, created their mock parliament and named some of their cows after prominent leaders in the government of Jomo Kenyatta.
Vice President Daniel Moi told Parliament in 1965: "...the immigrant communities... must not adopt a racist attitude and they must respect the African people... in one or two instances some farmers are known to have held mock parliaments... they have given their cattle names of prominent leaders in the House in Kenya."
The government acted swiftly against the supremacists who it unceremoniously bundled out of Kenya. When one of them was informed that he was being deported, Moi told Parliament: "This person ... when approached by officials informing him of his deportation, made remarks that he can employ the whole of our General Service Unit."
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