Notes On The Committee Kenya African Union Essay

In letters written by the Manikongo, Nzinga Mbemba Afonso, to the King João III of Portugal, he talks about that the resources coming in through the merchants is what is making the trading successful. He requests the King only send missionaries and not send anymore merchandise.The letter reveals the anger and frustration between the African residents and the merchants. The African residents did not feel like they were being treated right and that they could have been treated a lot fairer then they were at the moment. This problem at the time was the beginning of racism between Europeans and African people. The Europeans felt they were superior to the Africans and thought they could treat them in a bad way because of that. Countries would try

During the 15th century, Christopher Columbus along with several of his men went in search of finding a direct water route (Europe to Asia). Instead, Columbus and his men stumbled upon the Americas, thus marking the beginning of European intervention and globalization. While this intervention brought together several diverse cultures, the Europeans dominating nature encouraged several conflicts between countries. Nzinga Mbemba, a 16th century ruler of the Kingdom of Kongo, urged the King of Portugal to respect their alliance and to exert control onto his subjects as expressed in his writing Letters to the King of Portugal (1562). While in the work Commentary on Foreigners (ca. 1420) He Ao, a Ming official, suggested that Europe should be put under strict government control.

Formerly known as Zaire, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DROC) is located in the center of Africa bordered by nine different countries and one territory. (Lerner, 10) The bordering countries are Central African Republic and Sudan at the northern boarder, Uganda, Rwanda, Tanzania, and Burundi on the eastern boarder, Zambia and Angola directly South of DROC and Congo on the Western boarder.

According to the Ted talks, William Kamkwamba was born in Malawi, South East Africa. He had 6 sisters and was the only boy besides his dad in his family. William’s father was a farmer in his village, and his family depended on the rain to water the plants so they could harvest and eat them. William lived in a small house with no electricity and no water. His sisters had to walk to the nearest water source and then carry it back to their home just so they could have water. Once William was old enough he went to school. He enjoyed school and was fascinated how things work. At school William usually had a banana for lunch and other kids wanted to take it, but William refused. William ignored them and did not listen to other people trying to command him.

Millicent Whitemore, a senior at the University of Colorado, Boulder, explores the roles of women in Kenya during the Mau Mau movement after reading an autobiography by Wambui Waiyaki Otiento, a female fighter who documents the struggles she faced fighting the British as a part of the Mau Mau movement. In her essay, Whitemore explores why the contributions of women were so essential to the Mau Mau movement. Millicent argues that Kenyan women were the “backbone” of the Mau Mau movement and, in her opinion, the loss of female roles lead to the ultimate defeat of the Mau Mau people. Whitemore effectively supports her thesis by establishing her credibility, using specific evidence, and refuting several counterarguments.

A very important component for success in life is to be informed on the world around we live in. Education for the Europeans was seen as more important than those who were African. In 1955, over 33% of European students received secondary education while 1% of Africans did. Required for children aged 7-15 in Europe, and not required at all for Africans, proves that British Colonial rule did not see a reason for the native Kenyans to be well educated [10]. Just like education, African religion was put below European religion. In 1962, the protestant religion stood at 7% of 8.6 million while indigenous beliefs was at 80%. In 2002 the population was 30.8 million, and the protestant religion took up 38% while indigenous beliefs only took up 26% [8]. Protestant religion beginning as the vast minority compared to the African beliefs, ended up 12% higher than the former majority. As the protestant religion spreads out and their followers increase, the indigenous beliefs followers became less known. This intense rise in British influence regarding religion on the people of Kenya is an example of how native African rituals and beliefs were fading away and becoming weaker under British Colonial rule. Between the underlying reasons as to why education was required for Europeans and not for Africans, and the harsh increase in

The scramble for Africa represents the most thorough and systematic process of colonialism in world history. The European colonial powers managed to conquer and control almost the entire continent of Africa in a short, twenty-five year period from about 1875 to 1900. Some of the European states involved were already well-established global powers; the others were up and coming nations that desired to emulate and compete with the dominant imperial states. Various factors allowed for and contributed to the conquering of the whole of Africa by European states. The slow, but ever-growing European presence on the perimeter and the completion for dominance between the major European states acted as the platform for the inevitable quest for

In a time of ruthless dictators, Jomo Kenyatta was one of the most influential and controversial leaders of his time. In 1947, Jomo Kenyatta was elected the leader of the Kenya African Union or KAU, a pro-independence rebel group. For the next three years, Jomo Kenyatta toured Kenya, campaigning for independence. In 1951, The Mau Mau Rebellion, a conflict between the Mau Mau protesters and the British Military began. In response, the British declared a state of emergency and banned the KAU. Jomo Kenyatta was arrested in October of the following year with charges of leading and being a member of the KAU and was imprisoned for nine years. Kenyatta was released from prison in 1959 and immediately began protesting and educating the people again. Kenyatta soon became a part of the Kenyan Legislative Council where he was elected to be the leader of the pro-independence KAU. On the Twelfth of December 1963, Kenyan independence was declared and Jomo Kenyatta was declared Prime Minister. The following June, the Constitution was signed and Kenya was declared a republic giving Jomo Kenyatta the title of President. The leadership of Jomo Kenyatta greatly impacted the

The dispersal of different ethnicities and the conflict that ensued because of the colonization of different countries, by Europeans, changed the culture and boundaries, set previously, by many overthrown nations. Africa was one of the biggest targets for European colonization and colonialism. The spread of the ideals that sprouted out of the 1884 Berlin Conference and the Scramble for Africa later spread to African American and Cuban culture. The ideals that were brought forth during this time broke apart the heart of Africa and many other countries, and by doing so also developed the concept of and ideals for White supremacy.

Kenya Jordan graduated high school in 1991. Following High School, she went to California State University, Northridge to further her education; however, did not complete her degree due to personal challenges. She went on to pursue a career in the financial industry as a Sales Associate in 1994 with Oppenheimer & Co. During her 12-year tenured, she absorbed a lot of information which fueled her passion to learn accounting. Kenya married her husband in 2001. In 2005, she helped her husband start a trucking company. That same year she had a daughter. Kenya decided in 2006 to take a leap of faith and quit her job to help her husband expand on his dream. The downfall of the economy in 2008 prompt her to return to the workforce. She took a job at California Hospital as the Operations Manager of the LA Best Babies Network a non- profit pilot program. During that time, she focused on the financial part and the Scope of Work for the program. In 2010, the trucking company took a positive turn and allowed her to work at home again.

When someone mentions World War Two the first thing that comes to mind is probably D-Day or Pearl Harbor or maybe even Berlin, while the North African Campaign is often forgotten. Three of the notable campaigns that occurred in Africa at this time were Operation Torch, Operation Tunisia, and the Western Desert Campaign; These campaigns took place from June 10th, 1940 to May 13th, 1943. When talking about any war or great struggle, there are three things to know: who were influential figures of this struggle, what methods or types of warfare they used, and what were the important victories or defeats.

Some of the world’s poorest countries, with some of the highest child labor and illiteracy rates lie in Sub Saharan Africa. People generally associate the region only with poor economic conditions and all of the social disorder that goes along with 3rd World Status. While some of this reputation is deserved, many people are also failing to see the vast potential for this part of the world. There are several factors that African governments should look into if they want to effectively and efficiently revamp this areas quality of life. One way to do so is by improving the more crucial aspects to healthy functioning region, for example, allowing children to possess their natural rights to a decent education. This could influence an increase

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

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,

Jomo Kenyatta’s ethnography, Facing Mt. Kenya was written in the 1930’s about Kikuyu society during 1890-1910, the early years of British colonialism in Kenya. Since the coming of the early colonization the Kikuyu people have tried to develop a religious attitude that would define it’s own culture while adapting forcefully to the European conforms of religion.