KCSE 1997 HISTORY PAPER 1 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

K.C.S.E HISTORY & GOVERNMENT PAPER 1 1997

SECTION A (25 mks)

Answer all the questions in this section in the answer booklet provided.

Give two factors which led to the migration and settlement of the Iteso into Kenya by 1800.

Identify two factors which encouraged the spread of Islam in Kenya by 1500.(2mks)
State two main reasons why the Oman rulers were interested in establishing their control overt the Kenyan coast. (2mks)
Give the main reasons why the British were able to conquer Kenya during the nineteenth century. (1 mks)
State two reasons why Britain used the Imperial British East Africa Company to administer her possessions. (2mks)
State two ways through which the construction of the Uganda railway contributed to the development of settler farming in Kenya. (2mks)
Give one reason why Africans were denied equal educational opportunities with other races during the colonial period. (1mks)
State two main roles that Thomas J. Mboya played in the Kenya African Union (KAU) (2 marks)
State two recommendations of the Lyttleton Consitution of 1954. (2mks)
What was the main ideological difference between KANU and KADU before independence in 1963? (1 mark)
State two ways thought which the government controls parastatals. (2mks)
Identify two causes of division within the opposition political parties in Kenya since 1992. (2 marks)
Identify three situations which may lead to a by – election in Kenya. (3mks)
Name the local government authority which is charged with the administration of rural areas in Kenya. (1mks)

SECTION B (45 MKS)

Answer any three questions from this section in the answer booklet provided.

a) Explain the results of the migration and settlement of the Somali into Kenya by 1800. (7mks)

b) Describe the political organization in Kenya during the pre-colonial (8 m
a) Explain why Christian missionaries established mission stations in Kenya during the colonial period.( 7mks)

b) What factors undermined Christian missionary activities in Kenya during the nineteenth century? (8mks)

a) Why did the British become interested in establishing their control over Kenya during the second half of the nineteenth century? (6mks)
b) Explain why some African communities resisted the establishment of British rule in Kenya.

a) What grievances did the African Nationalists have against the colonial government in Kenya up to 1945? (3mks)

b) Explain the political developments which hastened the achievement of independence in Kenya between 1945 and 1963? (3mks)

SECTION C (30 marks)

Answer any two questions from this section in the answer booklet provided.

a) Why are parliamentary elections held regularly in Kenya? (3mks)
b) Describe the stages through which a bill passes before it becomes law. (12mks)

a) Describe the structure of the Democratic party of Kenya (DI’)
b) Explain the role of opposition parties in government and nation building (10 mks)

a) Describe the main provisions of the independence constitution of Kenya.(3mks)

b) Explain the circumstances which may force the government to limit the rights and the freedoms of the individual. (12mks)

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