WORLD WAR II
DECOLONIZATION PHASE
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Question
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It was controlled by one party.
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It was influenced by the Europeans.
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It was ruled by a king.
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There was nothing wrong with it.
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Detailed explanation-1: -Following further discussions in London, Kenya became fully independent on Dec. 12, 1963. A year later, when Kenya became a republic (with Kenyatta as its first president and Oginga Odinga as vice president), most KADU members had transferred their allegiance to KANU, and KADU ceased to exist.
Detailed explanation-2: -Resistance to Colonialism-the Mau Mau In 1942, members of the Kikuyu, Embu, Meru and Kamba tribes took an oath of unity and secrecy to fight for freedom from British rule. The Mau Mau Movement began with that oath and Kenya embarked on its long hard road to National Sovereignty.
Detailed explanation-3: -One-party state and return to democracy In June 1982, the National Assembly amended the constitution, making Kenya officially a one-party state. Parliamentary elections were held in September 1983. The 1988 elections reinforced the one-party system.
Detailed explanation-4: -Jomo Kenyatta, a former leader of the Kenya African National Union whom the British had imprisoned on false charges after the Mau Mau Uprising, was sworn in as Kenya’s Prime Minister on June 1, 1963, in preparation for the transition to independence.