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What factors led the colonial government to ban the Kenya Africa Union (KAU) in 1953?

Explain the factors which led the colonial government to ban the Kenya Africa Union (KAU) in 1953.

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John
1. Some KAU leaders were also leaders of Mau Mau movement which was gaining momentum and support from many quarters to manage the state

2. KAU believed in the use of force as the most workable means of achieving independence

3. KAU was a real threat to the dreams of the settlers making Kenya a whiteman's country

4. They feared militarism and rapid expansion of KAU membership under that leadership of Kenyatta

5. Demand for land reforms, abolition of Kipande system

6. They wanted KAU to fail in their demands of KAU for constitutional changes that would lead Kenya to independence
johnmulu answered the question on January 24, 2017 at 06:21

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