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A History Of Kenya Question Paper

A History Of Kenya

Course:Bachelor Of Education History

Institution: Kenyatta University question papers

Exam Year:2008

KENYATTA UNIVERSITY
INSTITUTE OF OPEN LEARNING (IOL)
UNIVERSITY EXAMINATIONS 2007/2008
SPECIAL EXAMINATION FOR THE DEGREE OF BACHELOR OF ARTS
AND BACHELOR OF EDUCATION

AHT 200:
A HISTORY OF KENYA

DATE: Monday, 6th October, 2008
TIME: 10.00 a.m. ? 12.00 noonS
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INSTRUCTIONS:
Answer THREE questions.
1.
What factors determined the migration and settlement of the Gikuyu, Luo and Maasai communities? Do you agree that the Kalenjin communities evolved in the Rift Valley?
2.
Identify and discuss systems of governance among the Nandi, Meru and Wanga? To what extent were those systems democratic.
3.
What similarities exist between primary resistance movements and liberation struggle for independence and the second liberation movements for democracy.
4.
Assess the assertion that Mau Mau was a national movement that fought for independence.
5.
Describe and analyse Kenyan colonial economy.
6.
What socio-political and economic issues have been at the core of Kenya?s constitutional reform agenda in the post independence era.
7.
Assess the view that structural adjustment programs have helped Kenya?s economy to become self sustaining?