Give three causes of the Somali resistance to British rule in Kenya during the 19th century.
Answer:
- The Somali were Muslims and were strongly opposed to the British domination who were Christians.
- The Somali wanted to protect their pastureland and watering points.
- The British disrupted their economic activities such as nomadic pastoralism and raiding other communities.
- They were against the punitive expeditions which were sent to them by the British.
- Dividing their land into the Italian sphere of influence and the British sphere thus diving their clans into two.
- The Somali wanted to protect their pastureland and watering points.
- The British disrupted their economic activities such as nomadic pastoralism and raiding other communities.
- They were against the punitive expeditions which were sent to them by the British.
- Dividing their land into the Italian sphere of influence and the British sphere thus diving their clans into two.
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