KENYA Flashcards
Why was Kenya a settler colony
was it a large or small number if British that settled in Kenya?
What happened to the indigenous people when the settlers arrived?
- yes because it was cooler than West Africa
- it was a large number
- When the British settlers arrived they drove away the indigenousness people and took their land
- They put the people in concentration camp
What was the name of the Kenyan peoples army and what name did the Europeans give them?
Land Freedom Armies
Mau Mau
What is the Kenya African Union
How did they fight against the settlers
- Political movement
- Fought them politically
what group was Jomo Kenyatta a leader of KAG
where did he attend school
what group was he a member to
What strategies did he learn and and use that has been used before?
- Leader of the Kenya African Group
- School in England
- a member of the Pan African Congress
- He learned the strategies of Positive actions
Who funded the Kenya African Group to fight the British
When the British arrested Jomo Kenyatta what did they say about him publicly
What statement did he make that is now quoted
- Jomo Kenyatta Funded the KAU to fight the British
- The British arrested jomo Kenyatta
- Made false acusation against him and said he was apart of the Land Freedoms Armies
- His words: “When the white people came they came with the Bible and told us to close our eyes to pray and when we opened our eyes our land was gone and the Bible was in their hand”
Once jomo Kenyatta was jailed they eventually held elections what was the outcome?
what title did Jomo acquire ?
- When Jomo Kenyatta was jailed the movement grew stronger
- They had to hold elections and Jomo Kenyatta was freed
- He became prime minister of Kenya
what year did Kenya gain its independence and how many years was that after Ghana?
Indepence - 1963
Gained indolence 6years after Ghana