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Explain five roles of African elected members of parliament in the struggle for independence up to 1963

      

Explain five roles of African elected members of parliament in the struggle for independence up to 1963.

  

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gideon
? Elected members formed pressure groups to demand for greater rights for Africans.
? They formed the core team which pressurized for independence.
? The made known the grievances for the Africans in international for a.
? They networked with other African Nationalists elsewhere e.g. Ghana and Nigeria hasten the
achievement of independence in Kenya.
? The fought for the release of J. Kenyatta and other imprisoned/detained nationalists.
? They formed the national political parties e.g. APP, KANU and KADU which led the country to
independence.
? They educated and created awareness among the masses to the Nationalist struggle.
? They popularized Kenyatta and made him accepted as the nationalist hero.
? They took part in the formulation of the independent constitution.
gideon1 answered the question on September 29, 2017 at 17:15


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