General elections were held in
Kenya Colony in 1931. Five of the eleven
white seats in the
Legislative Council were uncontested, with
Lord Delamere amongst those returned unopposed.[1] Unlike previous elections, which were boycotted by the
Indian population, this time the community participated. Fourteen candidates including two independents contested the five Indian seats. However, seven of them declared that they would not take their seats on the Council if elected until the separate voter rolls for whites and Indians were scrapped.[1]