Protectorate of Kenya

GPTKB entity

Statements (50)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf historical territory
gptkbp:area 582,646 square kilometers
gptkbp:capital gptkb:Nairobi
gptkbp:climate Tropical savanna climate
gptkbp:culturalInfluence British_culture
Indian_culture
African_traditions
gptkbp:currency gptkb:East_African_shilling
gptkbp:dissolved 1920
gptkbp:education British-style_education
gptkbp:established 1895
gptkbp:geographicalFeature gptkb:East_Africa
gptkbp:governedBy British_colonial_administration
gptkbp:historicalPeriod Land and freedom struggle
gptkbp:historicalSignificance Colonial_rule_in_Africa
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Protectorate of Kenya
gptkbp:independence 1963
gptkbp:influencedBy Christian_missionaries
British_settlers
Indian_laborers
gptkbp:legalStatus gptkb:British_common_law
gptkbp:localGovernment gptkb:Jomo_Kenyatta
gptkb:Sir_Edward_Northey
gptkbp:majorCities Coffee
Livestock
Machinery
Petroleum products
Textiles
Tea
Foodstuffs
Horticultural products
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:Kalenjin
gptkb:Swahili
Luo
Kikuyu
Maasai
gptkbp:notableEvent Mau Mau Uprising
gptkbp:notablePerson gptkb:Tom_Mboya
gptkb:Oginga_Odinga
gptkb:Jomo_Kenyatta
gptkb:Wangari_Maathai
Dedan Kimathi
gptkbp:officialLanguage English
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:British_Empire
gptkbp:population approximately 2 million (1911)
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:East_Africa_Protectorate
gptkbp:successor Colony_of_Kenya
gptkbp:transportation Railways
Roads
Ports