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Canberra Times

Location

Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia

Date

Aug 13, 1963

Page

5

Kenya diplomat rebuts Mau Mau anti white claim

Kenyan envoy Shadrack Kiwasa on a four week Australia New Guinea tour says Mau Mau was not anti white and that the movement is no longer a major factor in Kenya. He notes independence goals and future federation with Uganda Tanganyika Zanzibar Nyasaland Ethiopia Somaliland, praising British role in history. He studies at Howard and Cornell, earned a master in international trade and development, and plans a UN assignment after New York.

Mat Shadrack Kiwasa Au Mau Kwasa Australia New Guinea Prime Minister’s Department Nairobi U.N Papua New York United Nations Kenya America Howard Cornell American Institute of International Understanding Mr. Kwasa East African Federation Uganda Tanganyika Zanzibar Nyasaland Ethiopa Somaliland Kenyatta Britain

Recalls Year-Old ACT Theft Clue Found

Detectives recovered a damaged cash register near Griffith Primary School tied to a theft from a Griffith butcher shop over a year ago. About £145 6s 2d was inside the money drawer when stolen. Det Sgt R G G Turner leads the inquiry.

Griffith R. G. G. Turner

Bride Price Reform Aims to Lower Kenya Dowry Costs

Nairobi reports a Kenyan movement seeks to reduce dowry burdens by cutting bride price from as high as 90 goats and nine cattle. Kenya Dowry Reformation Movement president Melody Engoroh outlined goals including fewer divorces and less prostitution to ease newlyweds' load and protect the weaker sex. The Kikuyu custom requires roughly nine goats and nine cattle plus a courting fee of £25.

Nairobi Reuter Kenya Melody Engoroh Kenya Dowry Reformation Movement Engaroh

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