Why colonial settlers named cows after Kenyan MPs

Mzee Jomo Kenyatta and Bruce McKenzie. [File, Standard]

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."