General elections were held in

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in September 1944.

Campaign

Nominations were required to be presented by 20 July 1944. Fewer candidates than expected ran in the elections, with only four of the eleven European seats contested."Kenya's General Election: Contests in Only Four Constituencies", ''East Africa and Rhodesia'', 27 July 1944, p959 Of the seven unopposed candidates, six were members of the previous Legislative Council and one ( Walter Trench) was a new member, replacing the retired Francis Scott. In Mombasa, sitting Councillor George Nicol called for Kenya, Uganda and Tanganyika to be united."Mr Nicol's Election Address: The African Must Be Encouraged", ''East Africa and Rhodesia'', 14 September 1944, p49

Results

References

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