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2016 KCSE KAMDARA JET Examination

History and Government Paper 1

SECTION A (25 Marks)

Answer ALL the questions in this section
1.

Give one importance of studying government in Kenyan schools.

1 marks

2.

State two ways in which archeologists obtain information on History and government.

2 marks

3.

Name two communities that belong to the Plain Nilotes.

2 marks

4.

What was the basis of the political organization of African communities in Kenya before the
colonial period?

1 marks

5.

Write down two types of written evidence that support the presence of early visitors along
the Kenyan Coast before 1500 A.D.

2 marks

6.

Name two European missionaries who pioneered the spread of Christianity in Kenya.

2 marks

7.

Identify two survival rights of the child in Kenya.

2 marks

8.

Give two methods of amending the constitution in Kenya.

2 marks

9.

Identify one national primary school examination that was undertaken by Africans in Kenya
during the colonial period.

1 marks

10.

Identify two Kenyan communities that staged a mixed reaction against the British during the
colonial period.

2 marks

11.

State two reasons why Taita Hills Association was formed in 1939.

2 marks

12.

Give one change introduced by the Lyttleton Constitution that benefitted the Africans in the
struggle for independence.

1 marks

13.

Who is the founder of the Green Belt Movement in Kenya?

1 marks

14.

State the meaning of ‘parliamentary supremacy’

1 marks

15.

Name the head of the county government.

1 marks

16.

Identify one source of the origin of Nyayo philosophy.

1 marks

17.

(Give one external source of government revenue in Kenya.

1 marks

SECTION B (45 Marks)

Answer THREE questions from this section
18.

a)Identify five ways in which Islam was spread along the East African Coast (5 marks)
b) Describe the impact of plantation agriculture on the East African coast. (10 marks)

15 marks

19.

a) State five causes of the Nandi resistance against British invasion. (5marks)
b) Explain five effects of the Wanga collaboration with the British during the colonial
period. (10 marks)

15 marks

20.

a) Give three factors which promoted settler farming in Kenya. (3marks).
b) Explain the role of women in the independence struggle in Kenya. (12 marks)

15 marks

21.

a) State three racial practices by European missionaries which led to the formation of
independent churches and schools in Kenya during the colonial period. (3 marks)
b) Describe six factors which undermined the development of independent churches and
schools during the colonial period in Kenya. (12 marks)

15 marks

SECTION C (30 Marks)

Answer TWO questions from this section.
22.

a) State three qualifications for a person to be elected as a member of the national assembly
in Kenya. (3 marks)
b) Explain six functions of the Independent Elections and Boundaries Commission
(IEBC) in Kenya. (12 marks)

15 marks

23.

a) Give five challenges that Kenyans encountered in the search for a new constitution.
(5 marks)
b) Outline the key stages involved in the constitution- making process in Kenya.
(10marks)

15 marks

24.

a) Name three categories of Kenya defence forces.
(3marks)
b) Describe six ways through which the government of Kenya ensures that public
revenue is not misused. (12 marks)

15 marks

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