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State 4 ways in which colonial government acquired land for the European settlers in Kenya

State 4 ways in which colonial government acquired land for the European settlers in Kenya

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samuel
1. By alienating African land through signing of treaties
2. By forceful occupation of Africans land
3. Through legislation that allowed European to buy/lease land
4. Land bought cheaply by the Europeans

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State three methods which were used by the colonial government to acquire land for European settlement

(i) The colonial government got some of the land through signing of treaties with Africans
For instance, the Maasai were evicted of their land through the agreements of 1904 and 1911.
(ii) Some of the land was acquired through the use of force.For instance, after the defeat of Nandi, large tracts of their land were annexed and alienated or European settlement reserves were established for Africans
(iii) Some parts of unoccupied land were declared crown.These areas were leased, granted or sold to the settlers
lemass answered the question on January 14, 2019 at 18:42

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