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Kakamega East District Mock - History Paper 1 Question Paper

Kakamega East District Mock - History Paper 1

Course:Secondary Level

Exam Year:2011

311/1
HISTORY & GOVERNMENT
PAPER 1
JULY/AUGUST 2011
TIME: 2 ½ HOURS
Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (K.C.S.E.)
History & Government
Paper 1
INSTRUCTIONS TO THE CANDIDATES:-
• This paper consists of three sections; A, B, & C
• Answer all questions in section A, three questions in section B and any two questions in section C.
• Answers to all questions must be written in the separate sheets provided.
This paper consists of 2 printed pages. Candidates should check to ascertain that both pages are printed as indicated and that no questions are missing.
SECTION A (25 Marks)
1. Give two reasons that led to the migration of the Luo into Kenya. (2mks)
2. Name an institution among the Maasai that is similar to the orkoiyot among the Nandi. (1mk)
3. What was the main economic activity of the river Lake Nilotes in pre-colonial Kenya? (1mk)
4. Name the dispersal area of the western Bantu in Kenya. (1mk)
5. Name one Treaty signed between the British and the Arab rulers to end slave trade along the Kenyan coast. (1mk)
6. Identify the main way in which the Islam spread in the interior of Kenya. (1mk)
7. State one short coming of the Anglo-German Agreement of 1886. (1mk)
8. Give two features of African farming during the colonial period. (2mks)
9. State two duties of colonial chiefs in Kenya. (2mks)
10. List two features of the Lennox-Boyd constitution. (2mks)
11. Name the founder of the ‘Green Belt Movement’ in Kenya. (1mk)
12. Name the process through which the citizens of Kenya would vote to either accept or reject a proposed constitution. (1mk)
13. Give two types of cases handled by the Kenyan judiciary. (2mks)
14. Who is the head of the government in Kenya? (1mk)
15. Identify two peaceful methods of conflict resolution management in Kenya. (2mks)
16. State two principles of Devolved Government in Kenya. (2mks)
17. Identify two non-military functions of Kenya Defence Forces. (2mks)
SECTION B (45 Marks)
Answer three questions in this section.
18. (a) Give five reasons why the Omani Arabs were interested in establishing their control over the Kenyan coast. (5mks)
(b) Explain five factors which led to the collapse of Portuguese rule by the 18th century. (10mks)
19. (a) State five problems that independent schools in colonial Kenya faced. (5mks)
(b) Explain five factors that led to the establishment of independent churches and schools in Kenya.
(10mks)
20. (a) Outline five reasons which made the Nandi to resists the imposition of British colonial rule in their territory. (5mks)
(b) What factors led to the defeat of the Nandi by the British? (10mks)
21. (a) List five political developments that hastened the achievement of independence in Kenya between 1945 to 1963. (5mks)
(b) Explain five challenges facing the industrial sector in Kenya since independence. (10mks)
SECTION C (30 Marks)
Answer any two questions in this section.
22. (a) Identify five categories of people whose personal liberty is limited in Kenya. (5mks)
(b) What are the rights of a child as contained in the Kenyan constitution? (10mks)
23. (a) Give five reasons why parliamentary elections are held regularly in Kenya. (5mks)
(b) Explain five factors that make parliament an important institution in Kenya. (10mks)
24. (a) Identify five sources of public revenue in Kenya. (5mks)
(b) Explain five challenges facing the Kenyan government in her effort to raise revenue. (10mks)

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