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When settlers demanded freedom from oppressive laws

The opening of the Legislative Council (Legco) in February 1954. The settlers gained their victory on the road towards self-government when it was decided to establish the Legco, an important stage in the constitutional development of Kenya. [File, Standard]

If you thought oppressive laws only suppressed Africans in colonial Kenya, you are wrong.

The original settlers too, had a bone to pick with some laws the colonial office enforced in the East Africa Protectorate, working up a clamour for independence.

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