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Form 4 History And Government Paper 1 July – August 2016 Question Paper

Form 4 History And Government Paper 1 July – August 2016

Course:History And Government

Exam Year:2016

NAME: ............................ INDEX NO:.........................
SCHOOL: .......................... SIGNATURE:.............................
DATE: ..............................

311/1
HISTORY AND GOVERNMENT
PAPER 1
JULY – AUGUST 2016
TIME: 21/2 HOURS
JULY- AUGUST EXAMINATION
FORM FOUR
311/1
HISTORY AND GOVERNMENT
PAPER 1

INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES
This paper consists of section A, B and C
Answer all questions in section A, three questions from section B and two questions from section C
Answers to all the questions be written on the full scarps provided.
Candidates should answer the questions in English.

QUESTIONS.

SECTION A (25 MARKS)
Answer all questions in this section.
1. Identify one community that is part of the original inhabitants of Kenya
2. Give the main social custom the Abasuba adopted from the Luo
3. State two reasons why the Portuguese built Fort Jesus
4. Name the fortified villages where the Mijikenda settled in Kenya by 19th Century
5. Mention two methods used by the British to promote settler farming in Kenya
6. State two consequences of British Colonial Land Policies in Kenya by 20th Century
7. Mention one Portuguese Commander who took part in the conquest of the East African Coast.
8. What two reasons led to the collapse of the Imperial British East African Company (IBEACO)
9. Identify the Christian Missionary who established a medical station at Thogoto in 1907.
10. Name two independent African Churches in Kenya before 1940.
11. Name an African appointed as a Minister for Housing after Lonox Boyd Constitution proposal of 1958.
12. What is the main role of Kenya anti-corruption Commission?
13. State two development rights of a child.
14. Name two organs of government that promote national unity in Kenya.
15. Identify two types of direct taxes paid by Kenyans.
16. Name one parliamentary committee that monitors government expenditure in Kenya.
17. Identify the Kenyan leader who introduced the Harambee philosophy.

SECTION B (45 MARKS)
Answer THREE questions in this section
18. (a) Identify three communities of the Western Bantus of Kenya.
(b) Describe the migration and settlement of the Western Bantus into Kenya.
19. (a) Name three commodities that were exported to Arabia from the Kenyan Coast.
(b) Explain the factors that led to the development of the Indian Ocean Trade.
20. (a) Give three factors that led to the issuing of the Devonshire white paper of 1923
(b) Explain six effects of the construction of the Kenya-Uganda railway.
21. (a) List any three political parties that were formed in Kenya before 1939.
(b) Explain six ways in which the existence of many political parties has promoted democracy in Kenya.

SECTION C (30MARKS)
Answer TWO questions in this section
22. (a) State any five peaceful ways of resolving conflicts in Kenya.
(b) Describe six preparations made by Independent Electoral and Boundary Commission of Kenya before general elections are made in Kenya.
23. (a) Identify the sources of revenue for local authorities in Kenya.
(b) What are the challenges facing local authorities in Kenya?
24. (a) Identify categories of civil servants whose appointments are not subject to the public service commission.
(b) Explain the importance of the institution of parliament in Kenya presented to it for scrutiny and debate. This is done by the public Accounts Committee

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