Nakuru Since 1906: Leadership, Power, and Representation in the Rift Valley
Nakuru Leadership and its Representation since 1906. For us to understand better, we shall have to start this story from the time Kenya became a British Colony and the inception of the first Parliament in Kenya. Kenya, at the time known as the East Africa Protectorate, first established a legislative body, called the Legislative Council (LegCO), in 1906 while still under British colonial rule. 1906: LegCo was established following the promulgation of the East African Order-in-Council. 1907: The LegCo held its first sitting on 16th August, 1907. The LegCo was all-whites House until much later when 5 seats were set aside for Indians to represent Indian interests and 1 seat for the Arabs to represent Arab Interests The first LegCo consisted of 9 members; Governor Sir James Hayes Sadler, Henry Currie, Charles Bowring, Charles William Hobbley, J. Montgomery, R.M. Coombe, Colonel J. Wilson, J.H Wilson and finally Lord Delamere . Each of these Members had a constituency to represe...