Independent Group (Kenya)

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The Independent Group of Members of Legislative Council was a right-wing political party in Kenya.

History

Led by Llewellyn Briggs,^[1] the Independent Group was a European party that called for ministerial positions to be awarded without consideration for the racial makeup of the cabinet using the slogan "Merit and Ability",^[2] effectively seeking to exclude Africans from government.^[3] It nominated ten candidates for the fourteen European seats in the 1956 general elections, winning eight seats.^[4][5]

In August 1959 Briggs formed the United Party, bringing together the Independent Group with former members of the Federal Independence Party,^[2][6] which had failed to win a seat in the 1956 elections.

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