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4 unusual facts about Ali Aden Lord


Ali Aden Lord

For this, he became the sole candidate for the entire NFD and won his seat in the Parliament as a KADU -Independent member.

He was allowed to attend the Constitutional Conference at Lancaster House in London.

He pleaded his case that if Britain did not give the NFD the right to self-determination before it handed over political power to Kenya, “the frontier could expect neglect, bad administration and disregard for their rights at best and at worst oppression”.

However, it was concluded at the Lancaster House that Somalis from the non-self governing Somali territory of NFD shared a common political destiny with the rest of Kenya despite the findings of an independent Commission appointed by the British Government that Somalis were in favor of an independence and immediate union with Somalia.



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