In which ways did the colonial government acquire labour for settlers in Kenya?

      

Explain the ways which the colonial government used to acquire labour for settlers in Kenya.

  

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John
1. Forced labour where chiefs/headmen were to get able-bodied men to provide labour on settler farms

2. Kipande system where all adult male Africans had to carry Identity and recruit labour

3. Squatters system where landless Africans were allowed to reside on settler farms with their families permanently and return
they provided labour to their landlords

4. Africans were restricted from keeping grade cattle or grow cash crops in order to force them to seek employment

5. Africans were restricted to continue surviving on substance agriculture

6. Hut tax and poll tax were introduced to force Africans to work as labourers to raise the cash with which to pay tax
johnmulu answered the question on January 24, 2017 at 14:00


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