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HISTORY AND GOVERNMENT
PAPER 1
March 2025
TIME: 2 ½ HOURS
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JOINT EXAMINATION 1
Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) 2025
HISTORY AND GOVERNMENT
PAPER 1
Instructions.
(a) This paper consists of three sections A, B and C.
(b)Answer all questions in section A, three from Section B and two from Section
C.
(c) Answers to all the questions must be written in the answer booklet provided.
(d) This paper consists of two printed pages
(e) Check the question paper to ensure that all pages are printed as indicated and
no questions are missing
SECTION A SECTION B SECTION C
QUESTION 1-17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24
TOTAL
SECTION A: - 25 MARKSAnswer ALL the questions in this section
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1. State the main reason why Abagusii moved away from Mt. Elgon before settling during the pre-colonial period.(1mark)
2. Give two reasons why Kenyan communities fought against each other during the pre- colonial period. (2marks)
3. Identify two natural factors that facilitated the coming of early visitors to the Kenyan coast before 1500 A.D. (2marks)
4. Name the Portuguese commander who led in the conquest of East coast between 1500 and 1511 A.D. (1mark)
5. State two treaties that were signed between the British and the Sultan of Zanzibar to end slave trade. (2marks)
6. State one factor that influenced Seyyid Said to establish large plantation farm in the Kenyan coast. (2marks)
7. State two groups that monitor human rights in Kenya. (2marks)
8. Mention two possible causes of conflict in Kenya. (2marks)
9. Give one reason why British used Imperial British East African Company to administer its possession in Kenya. 1mark)
10. Identify one way in which the collaboration of the Maasai with the British was similar to that of the Waga. (2marks)
11. Give two reasons why Africans were put in reserves during the colonial period. (2marks)
12. State two grievances that the Indians presented to the Duke of the Devonshire in 1923. (2marks)
13. Identify two main features of the new Kenyan constitution of 2010. (2marks)
14. Name one ex- officio member of the National Assembly in Kenya. (1mark)
15. Give one special court in Kenya. (1mark)
16. State one problem that the Co-operative Movement in Kenya has faced since independence. (1mark)
17. Identify one non-military function of the Kenya Defense Forces. (1mark)
SECTION B (45 Marks) Answer any three questions from this section.
18. a) Give five reasons which influenced the migration of the Cushites to Kenya during the Pre-colonial period. (5marks)
b) Describe the political organization of the Somali in the Pre-colonial period. (10marks)
19. a) Give five reasons why Christian missionaries established mission stations in Kenya during the colonial period. (5marks)
b) Explain five challenges that faced Christian missionaries’ activities in Kenya during the 19 th century. (10marks)
20. a) Identify five roles played by Kenya African Union (K.A.U) in promoting nationalism in Kenya between 1944 and 1953.
(5marks)
b) Explain five roles of women in the struggle for independence in Kenya. (10marks)
21. a) Identify three National Philosophies in Kenya. (3marks)
b) Explain six problems that have undermined the performance of National philosophies in Kenya. (12marks)
SECTION C (30MKS) Answer any two questions from this section.
22. a) Highlight three factors that interfere with National Unity in Kenya. (3marks)
b) Explain sixvalues of a good citizen in Kenya. (12marks)
23. a) State three factors that undermine free and fair election in Kenya. (3marks)
b) Describe the features of Kenya’s independence constitution. (12marks)
24. a) Give three reasons why the Government of Kenya prepares an annual budget. (3marks)
b) Explain six ways in which the Government of Kenya spends its money. (12marks)
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