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The essential point
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Kenya’s Legislative Council gained its first African member in 1944 through nomination. Parliament’s official history records this as the first African membership milestone in LEGCO, establishing the date and route of entry without claiming a wider franchise change.
Evidence: Historical Background, body paragraph 2
Why it matters
This records the first African membership milestone in LEGCO and identifies nomination as the route of entry.
Evidence: Historical Background, body paragraph 2
Open the key points and evidence
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Parliament’s official history identifies the first African member of LEGCO.
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The source identifies nomination as the route of entry.
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Parliament’s history dates the nomination to 1944.
Historical Background, body paragraph 2
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What the official record says
The first African Member was nominated in 1944.
Verbatim excerpt · Historical Background, body paragraph 2 · Parliament of Kenya — Historical Background
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Sources behind this record
- Parliament of Kenya — Historical BackgroundHistorical Background, body paragraph 2 · Official Kenyan public authority · admitted for public claims