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Kenya-Uganda Railways and Harbours Authority

• Kenya-Uganda Railways and Harbours Blue Ensign
• Kenya-Uganda Railways and Harbours Land flag
• Kenya-Uganda Railways and Harbours badge

• Kenya
• Uganda
• Tanzania
• British East Africa (pre-independence)
• East African Railways & Harbours

Kenya-Uganda Railways & Harbours Blue Ensign (1937-1949)

Two flags were used by the Kenya-Uganda Railways and Harbours Authority : a defaced Blue Ensign for use at sea, and a plain blue flag with the badgecentrally positioned upon it for land-use.
Martin Grieve, 01 May 2003

On 03 December 1936 the Office of the High Commissioner for Transport,at Government House, Nairobi wrote to the Colonial Office requesting aBlue Ensign, defaced with the badge of the Administration, for its harbourcraft, lake steamers and headquarters in Nairobi.   Normally a Public Office in a colony would have used a Blue Ensigndefaced with the badge of the colony.  In this case however, underOrders in Council of 16 December 1925, 20 December 1927 and 13 August 1935,the working and management of the Kenya and Uganda Railway and HarboursAdministration was vested in a High Commission for Transport, a 'CorporationSole', consisting of officers administering the Governments of Kenya andUganda acting jointly.  Existing regulations did not cover two colonieshaving a joint administration; the vessels could not fly the Kenya BlueEnsign nor the Uganda Blue Ensign.

After consulting the Admiralty the Colonial Officewrote to Nairobi (08 March 1937) that the badge on a Blue Ensign had been approved by theKing for use on lake-steamers, harbour launches and the AdministrationBuilding in Mombassa.  It was not approved for the headquarters inNairobi where the badge should be set on a plain blue flag.  "PortAuthority" might be written on the ensign flown ashore in Mombassa.

An amendment plate, 20a, headed 'East Africa', was produced for theColonial Office book 'Flags, Badges and Arms'.  It includedthe note; 'No white circle.  On Blue Ensign as shown'.
[National Archives (PRO) CO 323/1377/4.]

The badge was used until February 1949 when the Administration was alsomade responsible for the railways and harbours in Tanganyika and its namechanged toEast African Railways and Harbours Administration.  A newbadge which combined the badges of Kenya, Uganda and Tanganyika was adopted.
David Prothero, 02 May 2003

Kenya-Uganda Railways & Harbours land flag (1937-1949)

Kenya-Uganda Railways & Harbours badge