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Explain six challenges that faced the Imperial British East Africa Company in its Administration of the protectorate

      

Explain six challenges that faced the Imperial British East Africa Company in its Administration of
the protectorate

  

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gideon
- Financial constraints
- Lack of strategic natural resources.
- Competition from other companies
- Poor transport from the area/no navigable rivers.
- Lack of proper communication between London and the offices in the colony
- Corrupt company officials
- Resistance from Africans.
- Most officials lacked experience.
- Diseases and hostile climate took a heavy toll on company personnel.
- Lack of adequate personnel.

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• Company lacked qualified administrators
• Vast area for the few officials to manage
• Some Africans communities resisted the company rule.
• Lacked funds for its day to day activities.
• Poor infrastructure hindered its effectiveness
• Lack of strategic natural resources for export
• Mismanagement of funds by company officials
• Rivalry from German east Africa company
• Poor communication between the company officials and colonial office in Britain
• Tropical diseases and unfavourable climate
gideon1 answered the question on October 6, 2017 at 09:06


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