East Africa Protectorate
British-East African history
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administration by Hardinge
- In Kenya: The East Africa Protectorate
During the early years, the new administration largely focused on asserting authority over the territory. Along the coast, the ruling Mazrui family, which had emigrated from Oman by or in the 17th century and came…
Read More - In Kenya: Political movements
In 1920 the East Africa Protectorate was turned into a colony and renamed Kenya, for its highest mountain. The colonial government began to concern itself with the plight of African peoples; in 1923 the colonial secretary issued a White Paper in which he indicated that African interests in…
Read More - In Uganda: The Uganda Protectorate
…in Britain, declared Buganda its protectorate in 1894.
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