In 1909, Alibhai Mulla Jevanjee, a local Indian businessman and politician was appointed by the colonial authorities to the ruling Legislative council (LEGCO) of the colony. Indian politicians of the day initiated a campaign to annex Kenya as an Indian colony that could be administered under an Indian Viceroy. Jevanjee travelled to London in 1910 to advocate for the Indian case; however, Kenyan whites were not impressed by his antics. He was soon removed from his position as a member of the local ruling class: Letters from My Fathers by James M Ojago, MD.
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