Effects Of Colonization On The Africana Continent

Under the British Empire, Kenya was affected negatively, because it had a large impact on its and culture. In Document 5, it shows individuals who lead Kenya, including the first president of Kenya, Jomo Kenyatta and Tom Mboya, Independence activist wearing suits similar to clothings that Europeans wore. It made Kenyans feel that what they were wearing was unfashionable and bizarre so they changed how they dressed. Colonization had a huge impact on Kenya’s culture. European Colonization influenced Kenya negatively different way, by making people convert their religion.

The first people in what is now Kenya settled there around 2,000 BC. By 800 AD, Arabs migrated to Kenya because of the distance between the two places. Soon after, the Swahili culture was created in Kenya as a result of trade because of cultures blending. Europeans began navigating by ship to Kenya, and the Portuguese, with Vasco da Gama, were first to reach the country. The Portuguese helped open new ports and had a cultural impact on Kenya. However, the Islamic soon controlled Kenya until the English took over in the 1800’s. In 1885, Britain controlled Kenya when Africa was split up among European countries. Many people, mainly settlers and Indians, took land from the native tribes while the English were in power. Many native Kenyans had

Shaka kaSenzangakhona was born in 1787 to a Zulu chief, Senzangakhona, and an orphaned princess from the small Elangeni clan, Nandi. A man born out of wedlock managed to turn a small insignificant chiefdom who labelled themselves as “people of the Heavens” into a formidable force to be reckoned with even till this day. The Zulu nation and its people owe lot to Shaka the Great, he built a nation whose numbers were few than two thousands and who neither powerful they were mere sheep. With the introduction of Shaka the Great, Dingiswayo vision of having a united nation of all Ngnui speaking people was possible. However the growth of the Zulu nation has to be attributed to Shaka military organisation that incorporated regiments from defeated tribes and in return those tribes pledged their support and loyalty to his ever growing empire and did not suffer attacks provide they paid homage. This system was used by the Roman conquerors, however with Shaka the Great the notation of bloodshed and tyrant, dictator, despoiler, destroyer, murderer, savage, barbarian made famous by Hollywood and early white settlers and European historians who had an ignorant view on Africa and could not possibly believe that a black man could match up to leaders such as Alexander the Great, Julius Caesar, Attila the Hun, Napoleon and could have a significant impact on our world we live in today.

The East Africa Protectorate was first colonized by British settlers in 1895 and with the creation of the treaty of Versailles in 1920 it officially came under British control as the colony of Kenya. The people of Kenya were never content with having the white settlers take their land from them and continuously expressed their thoughts. However, Kenya wouldn’t become an independent nation until December 12, 1963. Kenya’s road to independence was filled with oppression and disappointment. There were many separate attempts to lead Kenya to freedom, but all of them failed to reach their goals. The Mau-Mau Rebellion was the final straw for colonialism in Kenya and the natives’ last push for independence. The

Jomo Kenyatta, son of Muigai and Wambui, was born as Kamau Ngengi in the 1890s into the Kikuyu community that dwelt in an area of cane and pasture for cattle within the central part of Kenya (Kariuki, 2015). His birth date was, however, uncertain because birth records were absent at that time plus his parents were illiterate. His family comprised of farmers who grew crops and bred cattle mainly sheep and goats and that explained their source of wealth. He was brought up by the traditional custom of his community and taught the skills essential for looking after the family cattle. Kenyatta would, later on, become an anti-colonial activist and politician who worked hard to change Kenya via negotiation and change of political arena in spite of being detained because of the Mau Mau rebellion which he was accused of championing and the reason behind his imprisonment.

For this assignment I chose to write about Jomo Kenyatta. After reading chapters three and four of Khapoya’s book, it was hard to imagine an Africa that wasn’t under colonial rule. I can only comprehend on a very basic level the impact colonialism had on the Africans economically, physically, and mentally. It is inspiring to read further and discover the immense, calculated, and passionate efforts that many Pan African leaders played in the years that followed. I found Jomo Kenyatta to be particularly interesting. For many reasons, Kenyatta is considered one of the most significant leaders of the Pan African movement in the twentieth century. Kenyatta had a clear vision of what he wanted for Kenya (or Africa as a whole), he was prepared

Kenya is very lush and is mainly cool which attracted the interest of European explorers. Countries such as Britain steadily increased their influence in the area by introducing missionaries and sending explorers throughout the nation. By the late 19th century, Britain controlled Kenya and declared it a British colony (“Countries and Their Cultures”). The British attracted people from Europe by creating more economic and political opportunities for Europeans to move to Kenya. They would allocate large pieces of land to British citizens, which would displace the natives, or offer them political positions in the government. The British implemented segregation which led them to forcing Kenyans to work as “squatters” on the land of the British but in truth, they weren’t any different from slaves. Kenyans tried resisting British policies by protesting but this only angered the British. The British colonists reacted by killing twenty five people which came to be known as the Nairobi Massacre (“Countries and Their

The sun never sets on the British Empire,” Great Britain often bragged. By 1914, about 85% of the earth’s surface was colonized by Europe. The following essay will analyze the social, political, cultural and religious impacts of colonisation on Kenya by the British Empire from 1920-1963 during the second wave of colonisation. Colonisation is a term derived from the Latin word colere, which means "to inhabit". It is simply the forming of a colony by a group of individuals who seek to build new territories, usually a country is colonized for their goods but also for the colonizer to gain power.

A common practice amongst these groups that ultimately led to the breakout of the rebellion was the taking of oaths by the members of these Kenyan nationalist groups. Initially, the oaths were found to be an unfavorable practice; Jomo Kenyatta opposed the implementation of an oath for members initially, but over time oaths were taken primarily to rally support; however, the people who took these oaths were carefully selected in the hopes of rallying support for the cause. The typical oath taker was a man of seniority who had a strong moral outlook and could serve as a role model for the younger members to aspire to. These oaths were viewed by the British as horrific, acts of evil and savagery that displayed the animalistic nature of those who were trying to revolt against them. Those Brits who witnessed these oaths claimed that they were self-mutilating events “involving human blood and flesh,” and even the flesh of other animals like goats into whose flesh these naked heathens ate and drank from. According to the Kikuyu culture, this was normal religious practice they believed was similar to a conversion ceremony for someone evangelical, but seeing as the British governmental authorities would not view them in this way, it was in the best interests of other Europeans to discredit this Kikuyu claim and treat them as ferocious rebels (Brendon 555). With these rituals causing the Africans to fall under such scrutiny, it can be argued that treating them as violent criminals

Although Kenya is a multicultural nation, the fact that the Kikuyu tribe holds a numeric advantage over other groups makes it possible for this people to be able to impose their authority

A major influence derived from settler colonialism is the expansion of Christianity amongst the Gikuyu people. The spread of Christianity or, to some, the epidemic of Christianity, began a major divide between the two ridges of Kenya. The conversions tested the loyalty of the tribe members and created a sense of insecurity as to whether or not the "white man" would destroy the sacred practices of their people. This insecurity brought on questioning and hatred thrown between the Makuyu and Kameno people. A tribe once unified, was now being torn apart due to the influence of the Europeans. Each person in the tribe made a choice to either practice the tribal rituals and customs, such as circumcision, or to leave and follow a new faith that denied all relation to the ethnicity they had grown accustomed to. We read of people, such as Nyambura and Muthoni, who went through doubts towards their faith and some such as Waiyaki, who were stuck in the middle. We see the development of the terms traitor and rebel. Muthoni becomes the symbol of rebellion, after her death,

Aspects of current Kikuyu culture were molded by modern demands impressed upon them by British colonization. British colonists brought western ideas about living standards and health care, as well as projecting British ideals of family life upon the Kikuyu people. In the 1950’s, as a reaction to this imposition of western beliefs and practices upon the people of Kenya, the Mau Mau began to fight the existing British infrastructure. This uprising was a final divide in the Kikuyu tribe based on the members’ desire to either adapt to modern customs or continue to try to live with their old culture. In many ways, British colonization continues to have a lasting and substantial cultural impact on the Kikuyu today.

Dissatisfaction and resentment began to flare up among the Kenyan Africans and more particular among the Kikuyu community as more and more land continued to be seized by the intruders. The Kikuyu livelihood depended on farming and rearing of livestock, but now they were destabilized by the aggressing colonialists. Most of their land had been grabbed forcefully and they were forced to exit into the urban centers looking for jobs, while the vast majorities were cramped together in newly created reserves for the natives.

By 1912, he obtained his degree in economics and political science from Bombay University, and prepared to take up employment with the Baroda state government. His wife, by then 15 years had just moved his young family and started work, when he dashed back to Mumbai to see his ailing father, who died on 2 February 1913.[12]

After traveling, exploring his country and learning different languages, Lumumba became a postal service clerk during the mid-1940s in what is now Kinshasa. Later, he worked as an accountant. During his time as a postal clerk, Lumumba rapidly became a community leader and organized a postal workers' labor union. His actions were encouraged by local members of the Belgian Liberal political party, and soon they encouraged more people to join the union.