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a) The Acquisition of western education by many Africans by 1945 which enabled them to articulate
their grievances more forcefully and to understand political developments outside Kenya.
b) The return of the ex-servicemen after the second world war which exposed the myth of the white
supremacy making Africans ready to fight them. Moreover, the colonial government failed to reward
African ex-soldiers to embitter them more.
c) The change of government from Conservative to Labour Party in Britain in 1946 stimulated a new
attitude in Britain towards decolonization. Africans in Kenya took advantage of this attitude.
d) The granting of independence to India and Pakistan in 1947 aroused great confidence among
Africans in Kenya to also clamour for their own independence.
e) The rise of Pan-Africanism in Africa after the 1945 Manchester conference contributed to the new
demands for political independence in Kenya.
f) The formation of the UNO and the pressure it exerted on the European powers to decolonize helped
the Kenyans in their course.
g) The emergence of United States and the Soviet Union as super powers in the world contributed to
the decolonization process. USA was keen to see Britain and France grant independence to their
subjects in the world in order to secure new markets.
h) The signing of the Atlantic Charter in 1941 by Winston Churchill and Franklin Roosevelt which
demanded that when the WWII ended, all subject peoples should enjoy the right to self-determination.
i) The costs incurred by the European nations during WW2 made their taxpayers become reluctant to
raise any more funds for colonial expenditures
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