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Effects of the Devonshire white paper

Answer Text:
Effects of the Devonshire white paper.
The issuance of the paper left the Settlers, Asians and Africans more dissatisfied than ever before as follows;
On the part of the settlers;
a) The Indian call for equality, to them, was unrealistic since they could not stomach the mixing of Oriental and Western cultures in Kenya.
b) Since European culture was superior, they felt that racial segregation was justified in all spheres.
c) To the settlers, instead of giving in the Indians’ grievances, they would rather give in to African demands since they had moral rights to protect African interests. On the Asian part;
a) They wanted equality of all races instead of settler dominance in Kenya especially pertaining to settlement in the white highlands.
b) They opposed policies on residential segregation and restriction on their immigration.
c) They wanted direct and adequate representation in the Legco based on a common roll free election.
The Devonshire White paper was therefore viewed as the product of the struggle between the Asians and the Europeans.