National Resistance Against British Presence In Kenya (1895-1963)

Abstract

Kenya was subjected to British colonialism, which sought to exploit its resources, especially fertile lands. Where he confiscated it and transferred its ownership from the local population to the white settlers and Indians, in order to exploit it in the production of cash agricultural crops, making the original African owners work in it with low wages, in addition to the policy of starvation, impoverishment and ignorance that it practiced against the Kenyan people to protest against this policy, Jomo Kenyatta led a national movement in Kenya that sought to convey the voice of his people to the British authorities whenever he had the opportunity.

However, the British policy of intransigence imprisoned the leaders of this revolution, led by its leader Kenyatta, which led to an increase in the pace of protests carried out by the Kikuyu people, demanding the return of their lands. Thus, it turned into an armed revolution known as (the Maumau Revolution) in 1952 AD, and it supported its activity with an economic boycott of British products, which had an effective impact in pushing the British government to dialogue with the Kenyans, as it was forced to grant self-rule to absorb the anger of the local population and then grant them independence to become (Jomu). Kenyatta) immediately after his release from prison, the first president of Kenya since 1963.