Like dogs whipped for something they did not understand, 60 kinky-haired Wakamba tribesmen huddled on the floor of the Nairobi Railway Institute fortnight ago and gazed hopefully at the judge sitting behind a deal table on the stage. The Railway Institute can be used as a theatre. It has an orchestra pit, folding chairs and well-equipped fly gallery. Seldom had the professional hunters, coffee growers and tradesmen who crowded the back of the hall witnessed such a drama.
The 60 Wakambas had beaten an old woman to death. For this British justice demanded the death penalty. Their defense was...
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