Somalis boycotted Kenyan elections to avoid implying acceptance of Kenyan citizenship

Evidence

In the 1961 Kenya elections the predominantly Somali Districts of Garissa, Wajir, Mandera, and Moyale, formed a single constituency (Northern Province East). But only 1,622 people registered as voters: Somalis had generally decided to boycott the elections on the grounds that to participate in them would imply that they accepted Kenyan citizenship. — I.M. Lewis, I. M. Lewis, A Modern History of the Somali_ Nation…, 462

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: Britain shifted to insisting Kenyan consent governed the N.F.D.’s fate — I.M. Lewis, I. M. Lewis, A Modern History of the Somali_ Nation…, 470

Broader Connections

• Britain shifted to insisting Kenyan consent governed the N.F.D.’s fate #expands (0.45) — I.M. Lewis, I. M. Lewis, A Modern History of the Somali_ Nation…, 470