Decolonization of Kenya

Decolonization of Kenya

Present Kenya

Kenya's Leaders

Activity

• Uhuru Kenyatta is the son of Jomo Kenyatta who is the current president of Kenya.
• Republic government
• Economy is dependent on farming and tourism . Coffee, tea, wheat and corn are exported
• Large population (44.35 million)
• Top spoken languages are 1) Swahili 2) English

• Jomo Kenyatta: prime minister from June 1 1963 - December 11 1964.
• Malcolm John MacDonald: governor-general from December 12 1963 - December 11 1964.
• Jomo Kenyatta: president from December 12 1964 - August 21 1978
• Daniel Moi: president from August 22 1978 - December 29 2002
• Mwai Kibaki: president from December 30 2002 - April 9 2013

• You must create a ig post picture that depicts the decolonization of Kenya. It must be a picture with a brief caption that explains how Kenya was decolonized.
• You cannot use your device for this activity use the notes you took.
• Get into groups of 5
• Be creative!!!
• Prize will be awarded to the best post

By:Carmela Mota, Samantha Tran and Ricardo Perez

• Jomo Kenyatta faught to end the harsh laws set forth from the British.
• Jomo Kenyatta represented the Kikuyu.
• Jomo Kenyatta became a national hero and was the first leader of Kenya in 1963.

• In December 12,1963 Kenya became independent from the British.
• Independence was gained due to the Mau Mau Rebellion and Guerrillas.
• The Mau Mau movement was a African nationalist group that consisted mostly of Kikuyus, which opposed British colonial rule.
• Kenya held an election in 2002 which was the first fair election.

• The largest ethnic group in Kenya were Kikuyu.
• Kikuyus were arrested and thousands of Kikuyus were killed by the British in order to stop the warfare.
• Although the Kikuyu were mostly imprisoned or killed many Africans continued the movement against the British.

• Kenya in the 1940s was under the rule of the British / white settlers.
• The white settlers maintained domination of Kenya by creating their own laws.
• Kenya gained its independence "after armed struggle."
• The guerrilla warfare rebelled and attacked settlers or any colonial rulers.

Decolonization

• Decolonization is defined as the act of getting rid of colonization, or freeing a country from being dependent on another country.

During Colonization

• In 1895- 1920, British Empire colonize Kenya
• When colonize they were called East Africa Protectorate in 1895.
• The people with land from Kikuyu meant they had to move to European farm and estates.
• They took away their land.
• In 1920 is known as Kenya Colony.

Thank you!

Colonization

• Colonization is defined as an ongoing process of control

by a central system of power

that dominates the land

Motives for Imperialization

Factors that Enabled Imperialization

The Europeans had

• Guns and weapons
• Good Transportation
• Money
• Medicine

Kenyans had

• large territory
• many languages
• low levels of technology and weaponry

• There was the scramble for Africa and England wanted to maintain power
• Nationalism and Respect from other powerful nations
• Economic profit from slave trade, Kenyan raw materials that helped Britain's industrial revolution, and natural resources.
• Great place to make trade since it was in a coast and had arable land where they could expand agriculture .
• Ultimately the motive was economic prosperity and ethnocentric behavior

Location of Kenya

• Kenya is located on Central-East Africa along the coast of Indian Ocean.

Before Imperialization

• There used to be many different ethnic groups and language groups.
• Many religions other than Christianity and Islam
• There were no European rulers infiltrated inside of Kenya they just used the place as a trading port.
• Different economic systems and Africans controlled the trade.