British Imperialism In Kenya Research Paper

Starting in 1895, Kenya started to be conquered mainly by the British. Kenya before Imperialism was made up of tribes, causing the country to not have a government. In 1895, The British East African Protectorate, a colony of British people, started to colonize in Africa and create their own country. Some imperial powers brought positive influences to certain countries, while others brought negative influences to the country. The British brought both positive and negative effects on the country. They brought positive short term effects like infrastructure and stopped fighting between tribes which affected Kenya socially. They also brought a positive long term effect, the idea of a government, but also left the country unstable politically, economically socially and environmentally. Through these effects Britian has shaped the way Kenya is now.
Britain believed in the idea of infrastructure to quickly transport people and goods from one place to another.
Britain was mainly interested in Kenya’s resources so the British set up a railroad Mombasa to Lake Victoria to transport cotton and other materials from the Lake to the Indian Ocean, or the other way around. The British had ports in Mombasa which was a way to send materials from the farms, or ranches to british factories. The British also built roads to transport goods from town to town and city to city. It made it easier for carriages carrying the goods to travel since it was on a flat surface. Also, the fierce British scared the indians causing some of them to join together and create a group that will resist the British. They called themselves the Mau Mau, and were known for violently attacking small British communities to protest them being in Kenya and making a new government. Overall, these effects only lasted till Kenya's independence but I believe that it still had an positives effect on
imperialism. The British also affected Kenya even after its independence. Britain brought the idea of a governments which after gaining independence people developed a government. This is an important long term effect since it gave people living in Kenya an idea to join together and come up with ideas to help your country. It also showed that everyone could join together and come up with positive ideas that will help everyone. Lastly, the British negatively affected Kenya after Imperialism. People after independence have protested, gone on strike, had to live in huts and much more since the new government couldnt full affect all people evenly leaving some people to have live in a hut. People have protested since some of the laws the the governments passed only affect the rich and not the middle class, and others have gone on strike since they aren't being paid enough for what they are doing. I believe that this long term effect is slowly becoming overcome and will soon not exist but the postive will always be there to support the kenyan people.