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KCSE CLUSTER TESTS 23

History and Government Paper 1

SECTION A (25 Marks)

1.

Give two responsibilities of a government.

2 marks

2.

State two limitations of electronic sources as a source of information on history.

2 marks

3.

What evidence exists to prove that the Khoisan lived in Kenya in the past.

2 marks

4.

Name one community in Kenya who belong to the River-Lake Nilotes.

1 marks

5.

State one way in which the Moonsoon winds led to the development of trade between

the Kenyan Coast and the outside world.

1 marks

6.

Identify two reasons why the Portuguese attempt to spread Christianity

along the East African Coast failed.

2 marks

7.

Identify the main item of trade during the reign of Seyyid Said.

1 marks

8.

What was the main challenge faced by the education sector in

Kenya during the colonial period.

1 marks

9.

Give one reason why human rights are monitored by special groups in Kenya.

1 marks

10.

Name two Kikuyu independent churches that emerged in

Kenya during the colonial period.

2 marks

11.

Name two types of constitutions.

2 marks

12.

Identify two labour organizations that fought for independence in Kenya.

2 marks

13.

. Differentiate between a de jure and a defacto one party state.

1 marks

14.

Which important political change took place in Kenya in 1991.

1 marks

15.

Give the main reason why KADU was formed.

1 marks

16.

Who swears in the speaker of the National Assembly in Kenya?

1 marks

17.

Mention any two basic functions of prison’s sentence.

2 marks

SECTION B (45 Marks)

18.

a) Why did the Bantu migrate from their Coastal settlement at Shungwaya in the sixteenth Century. (3 marks)

b) Describe the political organization of the Akamba during the pre-colonial period.(12 marks)

15 marks

19.

. a) State the characteristics of the Coastal City States by 1500 A.D. (5 marks)

b) Explain five factors which led to the decline of Coastal towns between 1500 and 1700. (10 marks)

15 marks

20.

a) State five problems that faced early political organizations in Kenya upto 1939. (5 marks)

b) Explain five achievements of early political parties in Kenya during the colonial period. (10mks)

15 marks

21.

a) Give five reasons why Africans started independent churches and

schools in Kenya during the Colonial Period. (5 marks)

b) Explain five problems experienced by trade union movements in Kenya during the colonial period. (10 marks)

15 marks

SECTION C (30 Marks)

22.

a) State five specific rights of children in the constitution. (5 marks)

b) Discuss five values of a good citizen as per the constitution of Kenya. (10 marks)

15 marks

23.

a) State three ways in which the rule of law is applied in Kenya. (3 marks)

b) Describe six challenges facing the Judiciary in Kenya. (12 marks)

15 marks

24.

a) Identify three functions of the correctional facilities in Kenya. (3 marks)

b) Explain six challenges facing the correctional facilities in Kenya. (12 marks)

15 marks

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