XVII. RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED WITHOUT REFERENCE TO A COMMITTEE
1812. Question of Kenya

The General Assembly, Having considered the situation in Kenya, Bearing in mind the principles embodied in its resolution 1514 (XV) of 14 December 1960, Having taken note of the statement made by the delegation of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland on 10 August 1962 at the 99th meeting of the Special Committee on the Situation with regard to the Implementation of the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples, Bearing in mind the declared policy of the United Kingdom Government to lead the people of Kenya to full independence, Having studied the evidence of the petitioners, Noting further the negotiations which have taken place between the political parties concerned and the administering Power,

1. Affirms the validity, with respect to Kenya of the provisions of the Declaration on the granting of independence to colonial countries and peoples contained in resolution 1514 (XV);

2. Affirms further the inalienable right of the people of Kenya to freedom and independence, and urges the administering Power to make every effort to organize national elections without further delay on the basis of universal adult suffrage;

3. Requests the administering Power and all concerned to make every effort, including the promotion of harmony and unity among the people of Kenya, to bring the territory to independence at the earliest date in accordance with the Declaration on the granting of independence to colonial countries and peoples-,

4. Expresses the hope that Kenya will become an independent and sovereign State and join the community of nations in the shortest possible time.

1195th plenary meeting,
17 December 1962.
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