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History Paper 1 Question Paper

History Paper 1

Course:Secondary Level

Exam Year:2011

311/1
HISTORY & GOVERNMENT
PAPER 1
JULY/AUGUST 2011
TIME: 2 ½ HOURS

Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (K.C.S.E.)

History & Government
Paper 1

INSTRUCTIONS TO THE CANDIDATES:-

• This paper consists of three sections; A, B, & C
• Answer all questions in section A, three questions in section B and any two questions in section C.
• Answers to all questions must be written in the separate sheets provided.

This paper consists of 2 printed pages. Candidates should check to ascertain that both pages are printed as indicated and that no questions are missing.

SECTION A. ( 25 MARKS)
1. Give the meaning of the term government (1mk)
2. What was the centre of Political Power in decentralised Society of pre-colonial Kenya. (1mk)
3. Identify one grade for elder among the Akamba. (1mk)
4. Give one reason why Seyyid Said encouraged Indian Banyans to come to East African Coast. (1mk)
5. Identify two Problems which independent Schools faced during the colonial period. (2mks)
6. Name the engineer who was in-charge of the construction of Uganda Railway. (1mk)
7. State the main Reason why the British introduced the Kipande system in Kenya during
the colonial Rule. (1mk)
8. State two demands made by the African elected members organization in 1957 (2mks)
9. Identify the founder President of the African People’s party. (1mk)
10. Name two national philosophies that Kenya has adopted since independence. (2mks)
11. State two reasons why the colonial government provided Technical education to African
in Kenya. (2mks)
12. State two causes of the 19th Century Maasai civil wars. (2mks)
13. State the main motive behind the convening of the second Lancaster House conference
in 1962. (1mk)
14. State one characteristic of Human Rights. (1mk)
15. Identify one Provincial Administration officer who is not on government payroll. (1mk)
16. Identify two persons who qualify to be Kenyan citizens by birth. (2mks)
17. Who runs the government during the period between the dissolution of parliament and the announcement of Election Results . (1mk)
18. In what way does a person becomes the speaker of the National assembly in Kenya. (1mk)
19. Identify one senior government official who is an automatic member of the judicial service
comission J.S.C. (1mk)
SECTION B. ( 45 MARKS)
Answer any three questions in this section.
20 (a) Identify three communities of western Bantus of Kenya. (3mks)
(b) Explain any six results of interaction between the Luos and the Luhya’s during the
pre-colonial period. (12mks)

21. (a) State five reasons why the Omani Arabs were interested in establishing control over
the Kenyan Coast in the 18th Century. (5mks)
(b) Describe how Seyyid Said contributed towards the development of international trade
along the Kenyan Coast in the 19th Century. (10mks)

22. (a) Ex plain five reforms that resulted from the Lyttelton constitution of 1954 in Kenya. (5mks)
(b) Discuss five ways through which Thomas Joseph Mboya Contributed to the struggle
for independence in Kenya. (10mks)

23. (a) State five reasons why the Wanga community collaborated with the British. (5mks)
(b) Explain five terms of the Devonshire white paper of 1923. (10mks)

SECTION C. ( 30 MARKS)
Answer any two questions in this section.
24 (a) Give five reasons why General elections are conducted in Kenya every five years (5mrks)
(b) Describe five circumstances which may lead to a by-election in Kenya. (10mks)

25 (a) State five functions of the chief justice in Kenya. (5mks)
(b) Explain how the concept of Natural Justice is upheld in Kenya. (10mks)

26. (a) State five functions of the armed forces in Kenya. (5mks)
(b) Explain five functions of the Kenya prisons Department. (10mrks)

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