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1956–57 Kenyan General Election
General elections were held in Kenya between 25 September and 2 October 1956, with additional elections in March 1957 for eight African constituencies, the first in which Africans could be elected. The elections in 1956 were open to Europeans, Indians and Arabs.Enoholm, GKenya's first direct elections for AfricansParliamentary Affairs, p424 In the European constituencies the results saw eight Independent Group members and six independents (all from the United Country Party) elected."Kenya Independent Group Gains: Mr. Blundell's Setback", ''The Times'', 4 October 1956, p9, Issue 53653 For the elections for the African constituencies in 1957 there were 37 candidates, whilst voter turnout was 78.5%."Kenya Political Tangle First African Election", ''The Times'', 16 March 1957, p5, Issue 53791 Results European constituencies Indian constituencies Arab constituency African constituencies References {{DEFAULTSORT:1956-57 Kenyan general election Elections in Kenya General ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kenya
Kenya, officially the Republic of Kenya, is a country located in East Africa. With an estimated population of more than 52.4 million as of mid-2024, Kenya is the 27th-most-populous country in the world and the 7th most populous in Africa. Kenya's capital and largest city is Nairobi. Its second-largest and oldest city is Mombasa, a major port city located on Mombasa Island. Other major cities within the country include Kisumu, Nakuru & Eldoret. Going clockwise, Kenya is bordered by South Sudan to the northwest (though much of that border includes the disputed Ilemi Triangle), Ethiopia to the north, Somalia to the east, the Indian Ocean to the southeast, Tanzania to the southwest, and Lake Victoria and Uganda to the west. Kenya's geography, climate and population vary widely. In western, rift valley counties, the landscape includes cold, snow-capped mountaintops (such as Batian, Nelion and Point Lenana on Mount Kenya) with vast surrounding forests, wildlife and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Reginald Alexander (Kenyan Politician)
Reginald Gervase Alexander FLS (20 February 1847 – 14 February 1916) was a British medical doctor and authority on tuberculosis. After his death, he was recognized as the 15th Baron Cobham. Origins Reginald Gervase Alexander was the son of Dr. William Alexander of Blackwall Lodge, Halifax, West Yorkshire, Yorkshire (3 September 1806 – 13 April 1888), Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians of London and Justice of the Peace for the West Riding of Yorkshire, and his wife (married 4 October 1837) Emily Kirby (died 26 April 1862), daughter of Samuel Kirby of Grove House, Sheffield, West Riding of Yorkshire. He had an older brother, Arthur William Alexander (2 August 1843 – 15 February 1895), who died unmarried and without issue. His uncle Gervase Alexander (30 September 1802 – 23 September 1871) married his aunt Eliza Kirby on 16 October 1838, while his aunt Ellen Alexander (10 December 1803 – 27 September 1854) married John Clarke Prescott (died 16 May 1863) on 20 Fe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chunilal Madan
Chunilal Bhagwandas Madan QC (born Chunilal Bhagwandas Bhusri; 11 November 1912 – 22 September 1989) was a Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Kenya. He served between 1985–1986 and was succeeded by Justice Cecil Henry Ethelwood Miller. Biography Madan was born in Nairobi, Kenya in 1912. He studied at the Government Indian School before moving to London and enrolling at the Middle Temple. He was called to the Bar in London in 1935 and on his return to Kenya he was admitted as an Advocate of the High Court in 1936. He adopted the surname Madan in lieu of Bhusri in 1937. He was elected to the Nairobi Town Council between 1937 and 1948 and the Legislative Council between 1948 and 1961. In 1955, Madan was made Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry for Commerce and Industry and the following year he became Asian Minister without portfolio. He was elected Chair of the Law Society of Kenya first in 1957 and again in 1960. In 1957, he was made Queen's Counsel. He was appoi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nahar Singh Mangat
Nahar may refer to: People Surname * Ali Salim Al-Nahar (born 1992), Omani footballer * Begum Kamrun Nahar, Bangladeshi civil servant *Bijoy Singh Nahar (1906–1997), Indian politician * Devi Das Nahar, Indian Valmiki activist and politician * Dhanpat Rai Nahar (1919–2009), Indian politician and trade unionist * Kamrun Nahar, Bangladeshi scientist and environmentalist * Nurun Nahar (born 1965), Bangladeshi banker * Robert Masih Nahar (born 1974), Indian-born Spanish politician *Rukku Nahar (born 1996), British actress * Shamsun Nahar (born 1957), Bangladeshi politician * Sujata Nahar (1925–2007), Indian author * Sultana N. Nahar, Bangladeshi-American astrophysicist *Tahir Khan Nahar (fl. 16th century), chief of an independent kingdom in Sitpur Given name *Nahar Singh (died 1858), raja of the princely state of Ballabhgarh in Haryana, India * Nahar Singh of Bharatpur (1672–1697), ruler of Bharatpur state * Nahar Singh of Shahpura (1855–1932), ruler of Shahpura state * Nahar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pandya Anantprasad Jagannath
The Pandya dynasty (), also referred to as the Pandyas of Madurai, was an ancient Tamil dynasty of South India, and among the four great kingdoms of Tamilakam, the other three being the Pallavas, the Cholas and the Cheras. Existing since at least the 4th to 3rd centuries BCE, the dynasty passed through two periods of imperial dominance, the 6th to 10th centuries CE, and under the 'Later Pandyas' (13th to 14th centuries CE). Under Jatavarman Sundara Pandyan I and Maravarman Kulasekara Pandyan I, the Pandyas ruled extensive territories including regions of present-day South India and northern Sri Lanka through vassal states subject to Madurai. The Pandya dynasty is the longest ruling dynasty in the world. The rulers of the three Tamil dynasties were referred to as the " three crowned rulers (the mu-ventar) of the Tamil Region" in the southern part of India. The origin and the timeline of the Pandya dynasty are difficult to establish. The early Pandya chieftains ruled their ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sayed Ghula Hassan Sayed Ali Mohamed Shah
''Sayyid'' is an honorific title of Hasanid and Husaynid lineage, recognized as descendants of the Islamic prophet Muhammad through his daughter Fatima and Ali's sons Hasan and Husayn. The title may also refer to the descendants of the family of the Bani Hashim through the Prophet’s great-grandfather Hashim, and others including Hamza, Abbas, Abu Talib, and Asad ibn Hashim. Etymology A few Arabic language experts state that it has its roots in the word ''al-asad'' , meaning "lion", probably because of the qualities of valor and leadership. The word is derived from the verb sāda, meaning to rule. The title seyyid/sayyid existed before Islam, however not in light of a specific descent, but as a meritocratic sign of respect. Hans Wehr's ''Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic'' defines seyyid as a translation for master, chief, sovereign, or lord. It also denotes someone respected and of high status. In the Arab world, ''sayyid'' is the equivalent of the English word "lieg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles John Markham
Sir Charles John Markham, 3rd Baronet (2 July 1924 – 5 June 2006) was a Kenyan politician who served as a Member of the Legislative Council of Kenya. Biography He was born in Nairobi to Sir Charles Markham, 2nd Baronet and his wife Gwladys. He was educated at Eton College. During the Second World War he served as a Lieutenant in the 11th Hussars and was mentioned in despatches. In 1952 he succeeded his father to the Markham baronetcy. He served as Vice Chairman of Nairobi City Council between 1953 and 1955 and an elected Member of the Legislative Council of Kenya between 1955 and 1960. In 1958 he acted as President of the Royal Agricultural Society of Kenya. He died in Nairobi Nairobi is the Capital city, capital and largest city of Kenya. The city lies in the south-central part of Kenya, at an elevation of . The name is derived from the Maasai language, Maasai phrase , which translates to 'place of cool waters', a ... on 5 June 2006. His son David became the 4th Barone ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Laurence Maconochie-Welwood
Laurence is in modern use as an English masculine and a French feminine given name. The modern English masculine name is a variant of Lawrence and originates from a French form of the Latin ''Laurentius'', a name meaning "man from Laurentum". The French feminine name Laurence is derived from the same source and is used in French-speaking countries as a form of the masculine ''Laurent''. The name was used in the Middle Ages for both males and females in honor of Saint Laurence, one of the seven deacons of Rome. In England, it was also given in reference to Saint Laurence of Canterbury. In other languages: Lorenzo (Italian, Spanish), Lorenz (German). In Ireland, Laurence has traditionally been used as an Anglicization of the Irish masculine name Lorcan or Lorcán. Usage Laurence, used as a spelling variant of the more popular Lawrence, was in regular use for boys in the Anglosphere since the medieval era. It was most popular for boys in English-speaking countries during the la ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dorothy Hughes (architect)
Eugenie Dorothy Hughes, (26 June 1910 – 16 August 1987) was a Kenyan architect, politician, social reformer and disability activist. She founded the Kenyan Council of Social Services and served as the head of the Sports Association for the Disabled. As the first East African female architect, she owned her own firm and is best known for her design of the Cathedral of the Holy Family in Nairobi. Biography Eugenie Dorothy Ullmann was born on 26 June 1910 in London. Her parents moved to the Rift Valley town of Eldoret in Uasin Gishu County, in 1913, constructing the second building in that town. She grew up in Kenya but returned to London for schooling, attending the Architectural Association School of Architecture. She returned to Kenya and married the Kenyan Ford agent, John Hughes, who later founded Hughes Motors. Subsequently, the couple had 6 children. Hughes became a Fellow of the Royal Institute of British Architects in 1946. She opened an architectural firm, Hughes and P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Uasin Gishu County
Uasin Gishu County is one of the 47 counties of Kenya located in the former Rift Valley Province. Eldoret city has the county's largest population centre as well as its administrative and commercial centre. It is bordered by Elgeyo-Marakwet to the East, Trans Nzoia to the North, Kakamega to the west, Nandi and Kericho to the South West and Baringo to the South East. It is a highland plateau with altitudes falling gently from above sea level to about above sea level. The topography is higher to the east and declines gently towards the western border". Uasin Gishu is located on a plateau and has a cool and temperate climate. The county borders Trans-Nzoia County to the north, Elgeyo-Marakwet and Baringo counties to the east, Kericho County to the south, Nandi County to the south and south-west and Kakamega County to the west. Etymology The county is named after Illwuasin-kishu, a maasai clan. The land was the grazing area of the clan. They surrendered the land to t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Maxwell (Kenyan Politician)
James Maxwell may refer to: Arts and entertainment *James Maxwell (actor) (1929–1995), American-British actor and theatre director *Jim Maxwell (commentator) (born 1950), Australian sports commentator *Jimmy Maxwell (bandleader) (born 1953), musician and bandleader *Jimmy Maxwell (trumpeter) (1917–2002), American trumpeter Science and medicine *James Clerk Maxwell (1831–1879), Scottish physicist and proponent of Maxwell's equations * James Maxwell (colonial administrator) (1869–1932), British physician and colonial administrator * James Laidlaw Maxwell Jr (1876–1951), English Presbyterian medical missionary to China, son of James Laidlaw Maxwell Sport * James Maxwell (cricketer) (1883–1967), English cricket * James Maxwell (footballer, born 1887) (1887–1917), Scottish footballer * James Maxwell (footballer, born 1900) (1900–1964), Scottish footballer * Bud Maxwell (James Morton Maxwell, 1913–1990), Scottish footballer *James Maxwell (footballer, born 2001), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Trans-Nzoia County
Trans-Nzoia County is a county in the former Rift Valley Province, Kenya, located between the Nzoia River and Mount Elgon, 380 km northwest of Nairobi. At its centre is the town of Kitale which is the county capital and largest town. It is bordered by the Republic of Uganda to the west, Bungoma and Kakamega Counties to the south, West Pokot County to the east, and Elgeyo Marakwet and Uasin Gishu Counties to the southeast. Trans Nzoia covers an area of 2495.5 square kilometres. The county has a cool and temperate climate, with daytime temperatures ranging from 23.4°C to 29.2°C and nighttime temperatures from 11.0°C to 13.5°C. It receives moderate rainfall, making it suitable for agriculture Earliest known written records about the region show that Trans Nzoia was inhabited by the Sabaot people who, by the time of the arrival of colonial settlers, had died or left the district, some had died of illness, others had been killed in intertribal wars with the Suk ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
