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Five reasons why Kenyan communities were defeated by the
British during the establishment of colonial rule.
i) The British had superior weapons compared to Asians
ii) The British had well trained army compared to Asian able-bodied ones
iii) Some African communities collaborated with the British and were used to fight others
iv) Disunity and disorganization among the Africans as each was fighting its own battle
v) Natural calamities such as smallpox, drought and famine weakened African warriors
vi) British got reinforcement from their other colonies unlike the tired and exhausted African warriors.
vii) The African warriors had little or no knowledge about British military tactics
lydiajane74 answered the question on October 23, 2017 at 05:52
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