original_query: Who was Khasakhala and what role did he play in the pre-independent times?
query: Who was Eric Edward Khasakhala and what role did he play in Kenya's pre-independence period?
answer: Eric Edward Khasakhala was a Kenyan politician, educationist, Pan-Africanist, independence activist, and Cabinet Minister.  In the pre-independence era, he participated in the Lancaster House Conferences, helped found the Kenya African Democratic Union (KADU), and was a founding member of the Kenya African Union (KAU). He also hosted key independence figures like Oginga Odinga and Tom Mboya to avoid colonial arrest.