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Kcse 1999 History And Government Paper 1 Question Paper

Kcse 1999 History And Government Paper 1

Course:History And Government

Exam Year:1999

K.C.S.E HISTORY & GOVERNMENT PAPER 1 1999
SECTION A ( 25 marks)
Answer all the questions in this section in the answer booklet provided
1. What was the base of the political organization among the Cushites during the
pre- colonial period? (1mk)
2. Identify the two economic activities which the maasai acquired as a result of
interacting with the Agikuyu during their settlement in Kenya (2 mks)
3. What religious functions did the Orkoiyot of the Nandi perform during the precolonial
period? (2 mks)
4. Give two main factors which influenced the Abaluyia to become crop farmers by
the beginning of the nineteenth century (2 mks)
5. Name two Bantu communities in Kenya whose ancestors settled in the Mount
Elgon area before migrating to their present homeland. (2 mks)
6. State two benefits of Portuguese rule over the coastal settlement (2 mks)
7. Give two reasons why the British allowed the imperial British East Africa
Company to administer their possession in East Africa during the nineteenth
century. (2 mks)
8. State two ways in which the Wanga Kingdom benefited from the collaboration
between Nabongo Mumia and the British during the scramble (2 mks)
9. Give two reasons why the Uganda railway was built (2 mks)
10. Identify one institution which advised the government in Kenya in the
administration of the colony during the early twentieth century (1 mk)
11. State two features of the political organizations which were formed in Kenya
before 1939 (2 mks)
12. Give one reason why Africans who lived in towns formed social welfare
organizations during the colonial period (1 mk)
13. In what way did the Lennox – Boyd constitution contribute to the constitutional
changes that led to the attainment of independence in Kenya? (1 mk)
14. What is the difference between a civil and a criminal dispute? (1 mk)
15. Name two major types of government expenditure (2 mks)
16. State two functions of Prison in Kenya (2 mks)
SECTION B (45 marks)
Answer any three questions from this section in the answer booklet provided.
17. (a) Why did the Bantu migrate from their coastal settlement at Shungwaya in
the sixteenth century? (3 mks)
(b) Describe
(i) The political and (6 mks)
(ii) The social organization of the Mijikenda during the pre- colonial
period (6 mks)
18. (a) Describe the characteristics of the coastal towns by 1500 (5 mks)
(b) Explain five factors which led to the decline of the coastal towns after
1500 (10 mks)
19. (a) What factors encouraged the Akamba to participate in the long distance
trade during the nineteenth century? (5 mks)

(b) Explain the effects of slave trade on the African communities in Kenya
(10 mks)
20. (a) Why did Africans start independent schools in Kenya during the colonial
period?
(b) Explain the contribution Ronald Gideon Ngala to the struggle for
independence in Kenya (10 mks)
SECTION C (30 MKS)
Answer any two questions from this section in the answer booklet provided
21. (a) What actions do police officers in Kenya take from the time an offence is
committed up to the time judgement is passed? (5 mks)
(b) Explain five factors which undermine the work of the police force in
Kenya (10 mks)
22. (a) What are the benefits of the policy of District Focus for Rural
Development in Kenya? (5 mks)
(b) Explain five functions of a provincial commissioner in Kenya (10 mks)
23. (a) What services are provided by county councils in Kenya? (5 mks)
(b) How do county councils raise funds for their operations? (10 mks)

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