Mrs. White:

asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies why Mr. A. K. Kironde, counsel for Mr. Kiwanuka, was not permitted to interview his client in private when he made a request to do so at the District Court House, Kampala, on 27th January.

Mr. Kironde was not instructed as counsel for Mr. Kiwanuka, and for this reason he was not allowed to interview him in private.

Mrs. White:

Is it not the case that Mr. Kiwanuka asked that Mr. Kironde should be his legal adviser on the day the hearing took place? Would it not have been more in accord with the usual practice for the interview to have taken place within sight of but not within earshot of police officers?

I shall be glad to look into any matter which the hon. Lady wishes to raise, but my advice is that this gentleman was not instructed as counsel. Consequently, that was the reason he was not permitted to interview Mr. Kiwanuka in private.

Is it not the case that Mr. Kironde was asked to act for Mr. Kiwanuka pending the arrival of a barrister from this country?

Not according to my advice.