KNEC KCSE History and Government Paper 1 Question Paper / 2016 Pre KCSE
2016 Pre KCSE
History and Government Paper 1
SECTION A (25 Marks)
Answer ALL the Questions from this Section
1.
Identify two aspects of history.
2 marks
2.
Name the supreme council among the Ameru in the pre colonial period.
1 marks
3.
State two solutions the Kenya government has put in place to remedy food shortage.
2 marks
4.
Give the main factor that led to the growth of towns along the Kenyan coast before 19th
century.
1 marks
5.
State two conditions that may qualify one to be registered as a Kenya citizen.
2 marks
6.
State one advantage of using arbitration as a method of solving conflicts.
1 marks
7.
Give one provision of the national accord of 2008.
1 marks
8.
What was the main reason for the signing of Heligoland treaty of 1890?
1 marks
9.
Give two reasons why Africans were reluctant to provide labour during the colonial period.
2 marks
10.
State two positive results of the Mau Mau uprising.
2 marks
11.
Mention one main strategy introduced by Jomo Kenyatta to try and eliminate the social
problems that faced Kenya at independence.
1 marks
12.
Give two qualifications for one to vie as a member of the county assembly in Kenya.
2 marks
13.
Identify one pillar of Nyayoism.
1 marks
14.
State two external factors that led to growth of multiparty system in Kenya in the early 1990’s.
2 marks
15.
Identify one member of the executive arm of government in Kenya.
1 marks
16.
Give the composition of the county assemblies in Kenya.
2 marks
17.
Identify one major way in which the national government raises public revenue internally.
1 marks
SECTION B (45 Marks)
Attempt any THREE questions from this section in the answer booklets provided.
18.
(a) Outline five reasons for the migration of the Luo form their original homeland. (5 marks)
(b) Describe the political organization of the Mijikenda during the pre-colonial period.
(10 marks)
15 marks
19.
(a) Give three roles of Mekatilili wa Menza in the Agiriama resistance. (3 marks)
(b) Explain six results of the Agikuyu mixed reaction towards the establishment of the British
rule in Kenya. (12 marks)
15 marks
20.
(a) Name three members of the ‘Kapenguria six’. (3 marks)
(b) Describe the role of Jaramogi Oginga Odinga in the struggle for independence inKenya.
(12 marks)
15 marks
21.
(a) Identify three types of landholding in Kenya. (3 marks)
(b) Explain six political challenges that have faced post-independent Kenya. (12 marks)
15 marks
SECTION C (30 Marks)
Attempt any TWO questions from this section
22.
(a) State three stages in the electoral process in Kenya (3 marks)
(b) Explain the election flaws as per the Kriegler and Waki Report that necessitated electoral
reforms (12 marks)
15 marks
23.
(a) Give three characteristics of human rights ? (3 marks)
(b) Explain six rights of arrested persons in Kenya (12 marks)
15 marks
24.
(a) Give five principles of public finance in Kenya (5 marks)
(b) Explain how the County governments spend their money in Kenya (10 marks)
