March 8, 1963: Commonwealth Colonial Secretary Mr. Duncan Sandays (right) announces that Kenya’s General election will be held in May 1963 after which the country will attain self-rule. In this photo taken in February 1963 Mr. Sandys and Kanu president Jomo Kenyatta pictured chatting cheerfully in the grounds of Government House later renamed State House) Kenyatta’s subject, which seems to cause some amusement to Kadu president Ronald Ngala (second left) and Governor Malcolm MacDonald (left).