Establishment of Colonial Rule in Kenya

Establishment of Colonial Rule in Kenya Topical Questions and Answers

19/9/2020

Establishment of Colonial Rule in Kenya

1996

4. Name the company which administered Kenya on behalf of the British government up to 1895(1mks)

11. Give two reasons why the District Focus for Rural Development was established in Kenya.(2mks)

18(section B)3.a) Outline five reasons why the Nandi resisted the imposition of British colonial rule over their territory. (5mks)

b) Discuss the factors which led to the defeat on the Nandi resistance by the British colonial rule over their territory. (10mks)

1997

4. Give the main reasons why the British were able to conquer Kenya during the nineteenth century. (1 mks)

5. State two reasons why Britain used the Imperial British East Africa Company to administer her possessions. (2mks)

17. a) Why did the British become interested in establishing their control over Kenya during the second half of the nineteenth century? (6mks)

b) Explain why some African communities resisted the establishment of British rule in Kenya.

1998

5 Give two reasons why the Agiriama were opposed to British Colonial rule (2mks)

6 State two terms of the Anglo- German Agreement of 1886 (2 mks)

19 (a) What factors facilitated the establishment of British control over Kenya during the nineteenth century? (5 mks)

(b) Explain why the Nandi were able to sustain their resistance against the British for a long time (10mks)

1999

7. Give two reasons why the British allowed the imperial British East Africa Company to administer their possession in East Africa during the nineteenth century. (2 mks)

8. State two ways in which the Wanga Kingdom benefited from the collaboration between Nabongo Mumia and the British during the scramble (2 mks)

10. Identify one institution which advised the government in Kenya in the administration of the colony during the early twentieth century (1 mk)

2000

20 (a) Describe five results of the collaboration between Mumia of the Wanga and the British? (5 mks)

(b) Explain five reasons why Britain was interested in establishing control over Kenya during the European scramble for East Africa. (10 mks)

2001

7. Identify two ways in which the Maasai benefited from their collaboration with the British. (2 mks)

2002

5. Give two reasons why Nabongo Mumia collaborated with the British (2mks)

20. (a) What economic reasons encouraged the British to colonise Kenya during the nineteenth century? (3 mks)

2003

17. (a) Give five reasons why Britain colonized Kenya. (5 mks)

(b) Explain why Kenyan communities were defeated by the British during the establishment of colonial rule. (10 mks)

2004

5. Give two methods used by Europeans to acquire territories in Kenya during the 19th century. (2 mks)

20(a) Why did the Nandi resist British invasion of their territory between 1896 – 1905? (5 mks)

(b) Explain five factors which enabled the Nandi to resist British invasion for along time. (10 mks)

2005

7. State two problems which the imperial British East African Company had in the administration of the protectorate.

8. Name the treaty which marked the colonial spheres of influence in East Africa in 1886. (1 mk)

20(a) State three methods which were used by the British to establish their rule in Kenya. (3 mks)

21(a) Why did the British use direct rule in administering most parts of Kenya? (3 mks)

2006

10. Identify one method used by the British to administer Kenya colony between 1920 and 1963               (1 mk)

19. (a) What were the activities of the imperial British East Africa company (IBEA Co.) Between 1888 and 1895?                                 (5 mks)

(b) Why did imperial British East Africa Company (IBEA co.) rule come to an end in 1895? (10 mks)

21. (a) Give five political reasons that led to the colonization of Kenya by the British during the 19th century                                          (5 mks)

2007

7. Apart from the Nandi, name two other communities that resisted the establishment of colonial rule in Kenya.

8. State the main duty of the Governor during the British colonial rule in Kenya                  (1mk)

2008

7. State two causes of the Agiriama resistance to the establishment of colonial rule in Kenya. (2 mks)

2009

6. Identify two communities which resisted the British Occupation of Kenya (2mks)

19(a) Give three causes of the Somali resistance to the British rule in Kenya during the 19th century (3mks)

(b) Explain six negative effects of British colonial on the people of Kenya (12mks)

2010

20 (a) State three socio-economic reasons why Britain colonized Kenya in the 19th Century.          (3 marks)

2011

20(a) Identity three methods used by the British to establish their rule in Kenya.    (3 marks)

(b) Explain six results of the Nandi resistance against British occupation.               (12 marks)

2012

18. a)     State five causes of the Nandi resistance against the British invasion.                     (5 marks)

      b)      Explain five effects of the Maasai collaboration with the British in the early 20th Century.                                                                                                                                                                             (10 marks)

2013

7          Give two reasons why the British used the Imperial British East African Company (I.B.E.A.C.) to administer its possessions in Kenya.                          (2 marks)

8          Identify two ways in which the results of the collaboration of the Maasai with British was similar to that of the Wanga.                                                           (2 marks)