[Paine in the Neck]

This Republic of Kenya title is then a key to authenticity. A forger would need do extensive historical research to determine when Kenyans started producing documents with the Republic of Kenya. If other documents from February of 1964 call it the Republic, then it is likely authentic. But if other contemporaneous documents refer to Kenya still as a colony, or something else, then it is probably fake.

Contemporaneous documents would be the best corroboration. But notice that this document is only No. 495, a pretty low number. My guess is that this is because the Registrar already had a shipment of the new "Republic" forms and had started using them in advance of the formal declaration of the Republic of Kenya.

[Scanian]

Unless WND is lying, they have seen other Kenyan COLBs from the same era which use the same form.