Explain the effects of land alienation Kenya during the colonial period.
Answer:
- Africans were pushed to reserves where they experienced overcrowding, overstocking, scarcity of food, environmental degradation etc.
- Poverty and miserly among Africans since they were landless and could no longer provide for their families.
- Africans now became Squatters in the land that they previously owned.
- Landlessness made Africans to seek for waged labour where they were exploited by the white settlers.
-The introduction of Kipande system which restricted African movements and prevented Africans from deserting labour in the white settlements.
- Introduction of hut and poll taxes to force Africans to seek for employment in the settler farms.
- The rise of African nationalism which led to the formation of political associations to struggle for Kenya's independence.
- Insecurity to the white settlers due to the bitter Africans who started attacking the settlers in their farms e.g. during the Mau Mau war.
- Poverty and miserly among Africans since they were landless and could no longer provide for their families.
- Africans now became Squatters in the land that they previously owned.
- Landlessness made Africans to seek for waged labour where they were exploited by the white settlers.
-The introduction of Kipande system which restricted African movements and prevented Africans from deserting labour in the white settlements.
- Introduction of hut and poll taxes to force Africans to seek for employment in the settler farms.
- The rise of African nationalism which led to the formation of political associations to struggle for Kenya's independence.
- Insecurity to the white settlers due to the bitter Africans who started attacking the settlers in their farms e.g. during the Mau Mau war.
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