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A handwritten note sent by Governor Malcolm MacDonald to his private secretary disclosed that the Cabinet had decided on November 20 that the emperor “should not be at the independence celebrations”.
He was a reigning emperor, an African sovereign and an international figure of far greater historical stature than most of the leaders attending the ceremony.
Photo credit: File | Nation Media Group “I know that Kenyatta and his colleagues hope the Emperor will Nairobi fairly soon after independence,” MacDonald wrote, “when they will be able to welcome him with the full attention they would like to extend to him.
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