To mark this significant milestone, a ceremony was held at Uhuru Garden Park in Nairobi where the Union Jack was lowered down for the last time and as Kenya’s new flag went up. In the picture (above) MacDonald is inspecting a guard of honour by Kenya African Rifles (KAR) during the official opening of Parliament in June 1963. Six months later, the KAR were at Uhuru Garden Park where they conducted Trooping of Colours. Take a surveyBorn at Lossiemouth, the son of Labour Prime Minister Ramsay MacDonald, MacDonald was an MP (1936-45) back in Britain where he also held as Colonial Secretary between 1935 and 1938-40. Prior to arriving in Kenya, MacDonald was Governor-General of Malaya and Borneo where he served from 1946 to 1948 before taking over the same role in India.

Source: Standard Digital May 31, 2021 04:52 UTC