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Controversial Chiefs in Colonial Kenya The Untold Story of Senior Chief Waruhiu Wa Kung’u, 1890-1952


Free Download Evanson N. Wamagatta, "Controversial Chiefs in Colonial Kenya: The Untold Story of Senior Chief Waruhiu Wa Kung’u, 1890-1952"
English | ISBN: 1498521479 | 2016 | 206 pages | EPUB | 711 KB
Senior Chief Waruhiu wa Kung’u is one of colonial Kenya’s most controversial chiefs. His name has gone down in history as a traitor who was assassinated because he sold his country to the British colonizers. This book is the untold story of the controversial life of Senior Chief Waruhiu who served the colonial government for thirty years. He believed his white superiors’ authority was God-given and to disobey them was tantamount to disobeying God himself. That was why he was considered loyal, obedient, dependable, responsible, efficient, and a tower of strength.

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Kenya at a Crossroads Administration and Economy Under Sir Percy Girouard, 1909-1912


Free Download Abdullahi Sara, "Kenya at a Crossroads: Administration and Economy Under Sir Percy Girouard, 1909-1912"
English | ISBN: 1498510655 | 2015 | 240 pages | EPUB | 468 KB
This work examines the history of colonial administration and economic development policy in Kenya during the early colonial period of 1909-1912. Abdullahi Sara provides analysis of the existing administration and economic condition and also possible courses of action that can be taken to remedy Kenya’s administrative and economic predicaments. Kenya at a Crossroads serves as a detailed source of information for college and university students, professors, and researchers in imperial and colonial studies as well as in the areas of history, economy, and administration.

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