Independence

Masai and Kikuyu: to the 19th century
The first two major tribes to dominate the region

A German-British carve up: 1885-1886
Britons and Germans arrive in the region

British East Africa Company: 1888-1895 

British East African complany formed to build the railway form Mombasa to Kisumu

East African Protectorate: 1895-1920
Britons set up their rule in the larger each Africa

Kenya Colony: 1920-1963 

In 1962, a KANU-KADU coalition government, including both Kenyatta and Ngala, was formed. The 1962 constitution established a bicameral legislature consisting of a 117-member House of Representatives and a 41-member Senate. The country was divided into 7 semi-autonomous regions, each with its own regional assembly. The quota principle of reserved seats for non-Africans was abandoned, and open elections were held in May 1963. KADU gained control of the assemblies in the Rift Valley, Coast, and Western regions. KANU won majorities in the Senate and House of Representatives, and in the assemblies in the Central, Eastern, and Nyanza regions. Kenya now achieved internal self-government with

                                                           Jomo Kenyatta    

                                                                        

  as The Prime Minister of Kenya In 1964, Kenya became a Republic and the post of Prime Minister was abolished and Jomo Kenyatta assumed the position of President. The British and KANU agreed, over KADU protests, to constitutional changes in October 1963 strengthening the central government. Kenya attained independence on 12 Dec 1963 as a commonwealth with Queen  Elizabeth II as Head of State. In 1964 Kenya became a republic, and constitutional changes further centralised the government. This was a bright day for the country.

The British government bought out the white settlers and they mostly left Kenya. The Indian minority dominated retail business in the cities and most towns, but was deeply distrusted by the Africans. As a result 120,000 of the 176,000 Indians kept their old British passports rather than become citizens of an independent Kenya; large numbers left Kenya, most of them headed to Britain.

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