KCSE HISTORY AND GOVERNMENT

After attaining independence, African leaders had a great task of nation building.  The Africans had suffered economic exploitation, racial discrimination and lack of political representation.  The situation could only be addressed through sound policies that would promote national development.  Many African countries such as Kenya, Uganda, Ghana, Tanzania and the Democratic Republic of Congo adopted various policies for development. However, the leaders lacked resources and had not been prepared for leadership.  TANZANIA After attaining her independence in 1961, Tanganyika embarked on an ambitious development programme.  The significant political mileage was the union of Tanganyika (under Julius Nyerere) with Zanzibar (under Abeid Karume), forming Tanzania in 1964.  The political developments in Tanzania since independence In 1961, Tanganyika attained her independence from British rule, with Mwalimu Julius Nyerere as President. After Zanzibar’s independenc...

Industry is defined as the skill of making other products from raw materials.  It involves extraction and processing into finished products of raw materials  Early Sources of Energy.  Energy is the ability to do work. The following are the early sources of energy that can be identified. Wood.  Wood developed as a source of energy after the discovery of fire. It was used as follows;  Making fire which provides heat to warm people during cold seasons lighting, to cook roots and roast meat, for hunting(bushfires), tool-making to harden tips, means of communication, food preservation  Charcoal made from wood fuel provided heat that was used for steaming water to provide steam power for steam engines during the industrial revolution. This is a form of energy still in use today since it is cheaper and easily available.  Wind Wind was used to drive sailing ships during the trade between East African Coast and the Far East. Windmills were used in China to gri...