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Social
Economic
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3 I) Junior elders/anake
ii) intermediate elders/medium/Nthele
iii) Full elders/atumia ma kivalo
iv) Senior elders/atumia ma Ithembo
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4 i) Remains of trade items like silk clothes,porcelain ware and plates brought by Chinese
ii) they are mentioned in some of the early documentaries about the coast
iii) There are some people of Chinese decent at Lamu who settled thereafter a shipwreck in the
early days.
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5 i) Hammerton Treaty
ii) Frere Treaty
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b) 1. The lowest social unit was the family which comprised of the father, his wife/wives and
children
2. several related families formed a clan
3. The Maasai were organized into age groups/age sets which were made up of people who
were circumcised at the same period
4. There was a warrior class whose duty was to defend the community/conduct raids
5. The Maasai believed in the existence of supreme God Enkai,who was the creator of the
universe
6. There was a religious leader,laibon who mediated netween the community and Enkai
7.They offered sacrifices to God in special places/celebrated the Eunoto that marked the grade
into moran
8. They believed in the existence of ancestral spirit whom they revered
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19(a) 1. The Muslim somali were strongly opposed to the threat of Christian British
2. They wanted to protect their pasture land and watering points
3. Their raiding activities were disrupted
4. The Europeans wanted them to stop their nomadic lifestyle
5. Punitive expeditions sent by the Europeans
6. Division of Somali land into Italian and British spheres dividing the clans
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b) 1 Rights are inherent to human beings. One has rights purely because they are human
2 Help human beings to achieve a dignified life/prevent dignity of individual and community
3 Respect of human rights limits internal and external conflicts and strengthens national
unity
4 it promotes social justice
5 Helps to promote democracy
6 Help to justify special treatment of minorities and special groups
7 Right empower citizens and residents by giving them control in decision making organs of
the state. Human beings have a voice when standing against the violation of their vital
interests by state.
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b) 1 it provided for a governor General who was the head of state on behalf of Queen
2 it provided for an independent judiciary to ensure justice and to prevent corruption
3 it set up a judicial service commission to appoint judicial officers
4 it provided that the Governor in consultation with regional authorities and the prime
ministers appoint the chief justice.
5 it provided for six regional Governments and Assemblies shoes power included control of
land,of land, education,health and the police(fedoral)
6 it entrenched rules of citizenship,fundamental rights of citizens,amendment procedure and
the tenure of office of judges and Attorney General
7 it provided for position of a prime Minister as the head of Government
8 it provided for tenure of the office of the judges and the Attorney General
9 it provided for a bicameral House consisting of the senate and House of Representatives
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b) 1 to balance power and distribute it among the three arms of the government
2 to check the excess of power among the three
3 to ensure there is no aim that is too powerful and abuse power
4 to ensure there is good governance
5 to ensure the independence of each arm
6 to promote democracy and protect peoples rights
7 to ensure there is the rule of law
8 to ensure dispensation of service in an efficient manner
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