KCSE History and Government Paper 1 – Kabarak High School Mock 2015

Identify two sources of Kenyan History.

State two similarities in the political organization of the Ameru and the Abagusii during the 19^th Century.

Give the main reason why the rulers of Malindi welcomed the Portuguese in the 16^th Century.

State two advantages of a written constitution.

Identify one fighting tactic used during the African resistance against the establishment of British rule in Kenya .

Identify one feature of African farming in Kenya during the colonial period.

Give the main reason why poll tax was introduced in Kenya during the colonial period.

Name one personality who inspired Jomo Kenyatta to join politics.

Identify one condition that one must fulfill in order to register as a voter in Kenya.

Give one member of the African Elected Members Organization (AEMO) at its inception in 1957.

Give one strategy used by the colonial government to achieve its objectives in offering missionary education in Kenya.

Outline two roles of polling clerks in Kenya.

Identify two functions of the National Intelligence Service (NIS) in Kenya.

Give two roles played by the ruling party in Kenya.

Give two ways in which parliamentary supremacy is undermined in Kenya.

Give the main function of the Commission on Revenue Allocation in Kenya.

State two ways through which the savings and credit cooperative societies in Kenya benefit their members.

(a)Identify three communities that interacted with the Abagusii as they migrated and settled in Kenya. (3 marks)

(b)Describe the social organization of the Abagusii. (12 marks)

(a) Identify three factors which enabled the white settlers to establish farms in Kenya during the colonial period (3 marks)

(b) Explain six ways in which the colonial government promoted settler farming in Kenya (12 marks)

(a) Apart from Kenya African National Union (KANU) name three other political parties formed in Kenya between 1960 and 1963 (3 marks)

(b) Explain the political developments which hastened the achievement of independence in Kenya between 1945 -1963 (12 marks)

(a) Identify three education commissions appointed by the government to review the education systems since independence. (3 marks)

(b) Explain six challenges facing the education sector in Kenya today. (12 mark

(a) Identify three ways that could be used to amend the constitution in Kenya. (3 marks)

(b) Explain six challenges faced in giving Kenyans a new constitution. (12 marks)

(a) Outline the procedure for solving disputes in presidential elections in Kenya. (3 marks)

(b) Explain six functions of the Senate in Kenya. (12 marks)

(a) State three reasons why African socialism was adopted. (3 marks)

(b) Explain six social impacts of National philosophies in Kenya. (12 marks)