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The Attorney General of Kenya, however, answered-
that his original advice was based upon the opinion of
of his predecessors and, moreover, that the validity of a previous Ordinance/delegate the Governor's
power to the Commissioner of Lands had been called
in question by the local Law Society, who had
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declined to accept titles signed by the
Commissioner with the result that the Ordinance had
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been amended so as to require execution by the
Governor. Eventually the relevant article of the
East Africa Order in Council was amended by the
addition of the following provision "Nothing in this
Article shall be deemed to affect the power of the
Governor and Legislative Council to enact legislation
regarding the form, execution and conditions of such
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grants and dispositions.
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You will no doubt wish to reconsider the
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matter in the light of the above information. I should
be reluctant to propose an amendment of the Letters
Patent in the present circumstances unless such a course
is really necessary.
I have, etc.
(Signed) LLOYD
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