What were the answers to Section A, questions 1-10 concerning Kenyan history and politics?

Here are the answers to Section A:

1. The source of information is Archaeology.

2. The most common political authority in pre-colonial Kenya was the council of elders or age-set system.

3. Two duties of Orkoiyot among the Nandi were:

   • Forecasting the future and advising on war.
   • Performing rituals and sacrifices.

4. The main negative effect of plantation agriculture on the people of Kenya coast was land alienation and displacement.

5. Two terms of the Anglo-Germany Treaty of 1890 were:

   • Germany recognized British protectorate over Zanzibar and Uganda.
   • Britain ceded Heligoland to Germany.

6. The main importance of the Devonshire White Paper of 1923 was that it declared Kenya was primarily an African country and that African interests must be paramount.

7. Two economic benefits of the Kenya-Uganda railway during the colonial period were:

   • Facilitated the transportation of raw materials and agricultural produce for export.
   • Opened up the interior for European settlement and commercial farming.

8. The immediate event that led the Governor to declare a state of emergency in October 1952 was the assassination of Senior Chief Waruhiu.

9. The first African to be nominated to the legislative council in Kenya was Eliud Mathu.

10. Two features of political associations formed in Kenya between 1920-1939 were:

    • They were largely ethnically based.
    • They focused on specific grievances such as land alienation, taxation, and forced labor.

11. Two education bodies that appeared among the Agikuyu during the colonial period were:

    • Kikuyu Independent Schools Association (KISA)
    • Kikuyu Karinga Education Association (KKEA)

12. Two objectives of the Kenya African Democratic Union (KADU) were:

    • To advocate for a majimbo (federal) system of government to protect minority tribes.
    • To prevent domination by larger tribes in a unitary government.

13. Two women warriors involved in the Mau Mau movement were:

    • Field Marshal Muthoni Kirima
    • Wanjiru Nyamarata

14. One political challenge faced by Daniel arap Moi as president of Kenya was the attempted coup d'état in 1982.

15. The parliamentary symbol of authority is the Mace.

16. Two units that make up the national police units in Kenya are:

    • Kenya Police Service
    • Administration Police Service

17. The main function of the Attorney General in Kenya is to be the principal legal advisor to the government.