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Periodical article Periodical article
Title:Nascent Political Activities among the Mijikenda of Kenya's Coast during the Colonial Era
Author:Mambo, R.M.
Year:1987
Periodical:Transafrican Journal of History
Volume:16
Pages:92-120
Geographic term:Kenya
Discipline:Political Science & Government
Subject:Mijikenda - ethnic group
Abstract:Survey of political developments and activities among the Mijikenda in the Nyika reserves on the coast of Kenya during the colonial period. The Northern and Southern Nyika Reserves were created in 1921 in the present districts of Kilifi and Kwale respectively. The reserves were created for two reasons: to induce land shortage and thus force the Mijikenda to seek work elsewhere, preferably on European estates; and to concentrate the Mijikenda for administrative purposes, particularly the collection of poll tax. In many respects, the application of coercive labour laws in the Nyika reserves and the resistance of the population to the colonial government are comparable to the situation in the highland areas. A major difference was the unsuitability for agriculture of a large proportion of the land; the relatively better land was set aside for the exclusive use of 'non-natives'. Another difference was the religious particularism in the area as a consequence of its proximity to the Protectorate, which was administered for the Islamic State of Zanzibar. These factors were not conducive to a collective political development or solidarity. (Source: ASC Documentation).
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