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KCSE History and Government Paper 1 Revision Questions and Answers Set 1

KCSE History and Government Paper 1 Revision Questions and Answers Set 1

Lessons (29)

• 1.    What impact did the southern Cushites have on other Kenyan communities?
  2m 36s

• 2.    Name the basic unit of the political organization among most Kenyan communities during the pre-colonial period.
  0m 54s

• 3.    Give one way in which the knowledge of iron working helped in the migration of the Bantu.
  1m 35s

• 4.    Identify one major cause for increased slave trade in East Africa in the 19th century.
  0m 58s

• 5.    Identify two types of democracy.
  1m 18s

• 6.    Give one reason why Omani rulers were interested in establishing their control over the Kenyan coast.
  1m 49s

• 7.    State two functions of the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission of Kenya.
  1m 56s

• 8.    What is meant by collective responsibility of the cabinet?
  1m 29s

• 9.    Give one reason why Africans were denied equal educational opportunities with other races during the colonial period.
  2m 8s

• 10.    Identify two sources of origin of Nyayoism.
  1m 31s

• 11.    Identify two main ways in which the government spends its revenue.
  1m 24s

• 12.    Give two examples of indirect taxes.
  1m 12s

• 13.    Name one agricultural scheme introduced in Kenya after independence.
  0m 53s

• 14.    Mention two main organs of county government.
  1m 13s

• 15.    What is the main role of the executive arm of the government of Kenya?
  1m 44s

• 16.    Describe the migration and settlement of the Western Bantu into Kenya.
  3m 46s

• 17.    Discuss the results of the Bantu migration into Kenya in the pre-colonial period.
  4m 2s

• 18.    Explain why the Portuguese were able to conquer the East Africa coast by 18th century.
  2m 53s

• 19.    Discuss the effects of Portuguese rule on the East Africa coast.
  4m 33s

• 20.    Discuss FIVE reasons why Africans in Kenya formed independent churches and schools.
  4m 58s

• 21.    Explain five factors which led the colonial government to ban the Kenya African Union (KAU) in 1953.
  4m 24s

• 22.    Explain the significance of a national philosophy.
  3m 51s

• 23.    Discuss the impact of national philosophies in the development of Kenya.
  3m 14s

• 24.    Explain seven ways through which Kenyan parliament exercises control over the executive arm of the government.
  5m 12s

• 25.    Explain eight factors that may undermine the administration of justice in Kenya.
  4m 40s

• 26.    What five situations can make a registered voter to be denied the right to vote in an election in Kenya?
  3m 46s

• 27.    Explain the rights of an accused person during trial in a court of law in Kenya.
  3m 48s

• 28.    Explain three political problems the Kenyan government inherited from the colonial government.
  2m 48s

• 29.    Identify the political challenges that Kenya has faced since 1964.
  7m 42s