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The loss of Kenya, as well as many other colonies, effected the imperialistic nation, Britain, greatly. Like in the case of most European nations possessing colonies, the debts from World Wars 1 and 2 made supporting colonies very difficult. As a result, Britain liberated many of its colonies including Kenya. This loss of so much territory brought an end to the British Empire and caused many to question whether or not Britain could still be considered an imperial power. Also, many Kenyans threatened harm to British residing in the country as revenge. This caused many colonists to return to their homeland. Lastly, Britain lost control over Kenya's natural resources. Some of these included limestone and tea leaves.
Independence brought on many new changes to the indigenous people of Kenya. While Britain had control, no one dared to rebel or conquer Kenyan territory. Once they removed their power, however people of Somalian ethnicity residing in the Northern Frontier District seeked to join with the country of Somalia to the east. This rebellion caused the Shifta War in which Kenya discouraged the rebellion by placing ethnic Somalians in concentration camps. Also, a movement called "Kenyanization" encouraged native Kenyans to take control of their own economy and government. This movement improved the country's nationalism and economic stance. Much ethnic division was found at first in Kenya because each group wanted total control over the country. However, Kenya's first president strived to maintain peace. Lastly during British rule, many tribes, such as the Talais, were deported in order for Britain to acquire more power in an area called Kericho. When Kenya was granted independence, the tribe returned to their territory only to find that a different tribe had taken it over. Therefore, many disputes over territory occured after independence.
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http://www.helium.com/items/1178208-effects-of-british-imperialism-in-africa
http://www.helium.com/items/1116515-africa-peacekeeping-taylor-diamond
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http://www.blissites.com/kenya/history.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kenya
http://www.rcgfrfi.easynet.co.uk/marxism/articles/f114-hoi.htm
http://www.ask.com/bar?q=Britain+benefitted+by+Kenya&page=1&qsrc=2106&dm=all&ab=3&title=Kenya+-+HISTORY&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.kenyaodyssey.com%2Fwww.africanet.com%2Fafricanet%2Fcountry%2Fkenya%2Fhistory.htm&sg=gnc0CAJly4fOXDTI9lUgjmc7NnXqecGzvdNdm2Xwr7U%3D&tsp=1257209066219
http://lexnet.bravepages.com/imperial.htm#I.
http://www.ask.com/bar?q=cia&page=1&qsrc=2994&dm=all&ab=0&title=Welcome+to+the+CIA+Web+Site+%E2%80%94+Central+Intelligence+Agency&u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cia.gov%2F&sg=BQxsr9hQXvyYxbKGKM4WpBzzJi7Th9j8jDjm6rxXFZY%3D&tsp=1257213382652
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/7296557.stm
http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/trust/news/2008/05/080430_news_press_freedom_kenya.shtml
http://www.africawithin.com/kenyatta/kenyatta_bio.htm http://www.encyclopedia.com/topic/Jomo_Kenyatta.aspx http://africanhistory.about.com/od/biography/a/bio-Kenyatta01.htm http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kikuyu_Central_Association
http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/africa/2009/11/091105_kenya_ocampo_new.shtml
Interdependence Sources: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2007%E2%80%932008_Kenyan_crisis
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2007%E2%80%932008_Kenyan_crisis
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=17774507
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,332708,00.html
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/7239234.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/7296557.stm
Current Event:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2007%E2%80%932008_Kenyan_crisis
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=17774507
Maps:
www.usea.org/Programs/EPP/Images/Kenya-map.gif
Pictures:
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Kenya_Provinces_2007_elections.PNG
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Videos/ Audios:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/player/nol/newsid_6560000/newsid_6568200/6568215.stm?bw=nb&mp=wm&news=1&ms3=6&ms_javascript=true&nol_storyid=6568215&bbcws=2
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=REiEOxZcCRA

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The 2007 election in Kenya provoked a lot of violence. President Mwai Kibaki won the election on December 27, 2007. Supporters of Raila Odinga, his opponent, accused them of cheating and manipulating the election. There were violent rampages going on in Odinga's home town which resulted in police shooting many people. What irked a lot of Kenyans and turned more violence towards the police, was that the they shot demonstrators right in front of TV cameras. This all happened from the end of election, December 27, 2007 to February 28, 2008. Eight hundred to one thousand five-hundred were killed, with over about 200 times that displaced. A lot of the violence continued in the Rift Valley. There is usually violence after elections in Kenya, but this election was different. Mainly because Kibaki and Odinga were such good rivals and Odinga was very popular, yet he still lost. A quote from Gwen Thompkins, and NPR reporter that was in a western Kenyan town during a short act of violence interviewed people from Kenya, and resulted with the assumption that this election violence is worse because in the past elections, the violence was gone when the election ended. But this time, two years ago, "this is a totally different situation in the sense that the election has happened, the results announced, the president has taken the oath of office, and yet the country remains at a standstill." This all happened from the end of election, December 27, 2007 to February 28, 2008.
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The 2007 election in Kenya provoked a lot of violence. President Mwai Kibaki won the election on December 27, 2007. Supporters of Raila Odinga, his opponent, accused them of cheating and manipulating the election. There were violent rampages going on in Odinga's home town which resulted in police shooting many people. What irked a lot of Kenyans and turned more violence towards the police, was that the they shot demonstrators right in front of TV cameras. This all happened from the end of election, December 27, 2007 to February 28, 2008. Eight hundred to one thousand five-hundred were killed, with over about 200 times that displaced. A lot of the violence continued in the Rift Valley. There is usually violence after elections in Kenya, but this election was different. Mainly because Kibaki and Odinga were such good rivals and Odinga was very popular, yet he still lost. A quote from Gwen Thompkins, and NPR reporter that was in a western Kenyan town during a short act of violence interviewed people from Kenya, and resulted with the assumption that this election violence is worse because in the past elections, the violence was gone when the election ended. But this time, two years ago, "this is a totally different situation in the sense that the election has happened, the results announced, the president has taken the oath of office, and yet the country remains at a standstill." This all happened from the end of election, December 27, 2007 to February 28, 2008.
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Information:Summary of Colonialism Sources:
**http://africanhistory.about.com/od/kenya/p/KenyaHist.htm**
http://legacy.lclark.edu/~peck/EAf-Orient/Kenya/Independence-Struggle.htm http://www.mapsofworld.com/kenya/history/independence.html http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/country_profiles/1024563.stm
http://www.helium.com/items/1178208-effects-of-british-imperialism-in-africa
http://www.helium.com/items/1116515-africa-peacekeeping-taylor-diamond
http://www.answers.com/topic/kenya http://www.ask.com/bar?q=How+did+losing+colonies+in+Kenya+effect+European+imperial+powers%3F&page=3&qsrc=2417&dm=all&ab=5&title=AFRICAN+WOMEN+IN+AFRICAN+CIVILIZATION%2FThe+effect+of+colonlialism+on&u=htt%3%2%2Fafricanamerica.org%2Feve%2Fforums%2Fa%2Ftpc%2Ff%2F40070883%2Fm%2F3511058264sg=tl1BW4MeIdAk4p48kWwoGSULQKN5b4QG%2BRwPaWFiO%2FA%3D&tsp=12570358 http://www.pambazuka.org/en/category/features/57905http://www.pambazuka.org/en/category/features/57905 http://www.blissites.com/kenya/history.html http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kenya http://lexnet.bravepages.com/imperial.htm#I. http://www.ask.com/bar?q=cia&page=1&qsrc=2994&dm=all&ab=0&title=Welcome+to+the+CIA+Web+Site+%E2%80%94+Central+Intelligence+Agency&u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cia.gov%2F&sg=BQxsr9hQXvyYxbKGKM4WpBzzJi7Th9j8jDjm6rxXFZY%3D&tsp=1257213382652
http://allafrica.com/kenya/#next
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/7296557.stm
http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/trust/news/2008/05/080430_news_press_freedom_kenya.shtml
http://www.africawithin.com/kenyatta/kenyatta_bio.htm http://www.encyclopedia.com/topic/Jomo_Kenyatta.aspx http://africanhistory.about.com/od/biography/a/bio-Kenyatta01.htm http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kikuyu_Central_Association
http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/africa/2009/11/091105_kenya_ocampo_new.shtml
Sources: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2007%E2%80%932008_Kenyan_crisis http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=17774507 http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,332708,00.html http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/7239234.stm
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=17774507
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,332708,00.html
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/7239234.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/7296557.stm
Maps:
www.usea.org/Programs/EPP/Images/Kenya-map.gif