A Study of Kenya
As one of the many different developing countries in Eastern Africa, Kenya is
unique in its own way. With its mangrove swamps, thick forests, crystal lakes, towering
mountains, and vast deserts; this is all wrapped up in a country the size of Texas. It
attracts millions of visitors in seek for an African Safari which is much appreciated by the
government as a source of foreign capitol for this poor region. We will take a look at the
history which shaped this country into what it is today, and become aware of the way of
life these Africans live and the place they all home.
Kenya is one location of some of the earliest human settlements. Some sites
indicate nominid habitation from as far back as 2.5 million years ago. Because the tools
they used, these people are known as 'Stone Bowl' people and are suspected to have
come from up north. After the nomadic, came the explorers who began to settle. "The
first wave of immigrants were the tall, nomadic, caustic-speaking people from Ethiopia
who began to move south"(Fletcher,13). As time passed, migration from the Muslims
and Arabs came in from the west. This process of migration occurred through small
population movements which lasted for centuries. These groups were fluid, representing
a process of ongoing social changes. Many of the settlers started out as traders, and
ended up settling in Kenya trading wheat, wine, and textiles. The various people
absorbed others customs, beliefs, and resources. Everything was running smooth until the
Portuguese came to trade spices. They wanted to take over trade in the east, but in the
end they were forced out in the mid-1700's. As the country began to develop it came up
with a railway system. Along with the railway came the white settlers in the mid-1900's.
Before independence in 1963, Kenya was governed by a British colonial
administrator who had complete power. "The aim of British colonialism in Kenya was to
integrate the country into an imperical system and to develop its economic potential,
while providing security of the indigenous population and improving their general
well-being as defined according to the prevailing mentality of colonial
authorities"(Nelson, 3). The people were not allowed to vote or represented by the
government. In 1964 the people cut its ties to the British throne, then Kenya turned to a
multi-party government with KANU as its ruler. KANU is a conservative nationalist
party standing for the Kenya African National Union.
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