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HISTORY AND GOVERNMENT
PAPER 1:311/1 JUNE/JULY 2024
TERM II
JUNE/JULY 2024 EXAMINATIONS
TIME: 2 ½ HOURS
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MISUKUHO HISTORY JOINT

EXAMINATIONS 2024
FORM IV TERM TWO 2024
KENYA CERTIFICATE OF SECONDARY EDUCATION
Instructions:
a) Answer ALL Questions in Section A, Three from Section B and Two from Section C.
b) Answers to all questions must be written in the ruled papers provided after question 24.
c) Candidates should check the question paper to ascertain that all the pages are printed
and that no questions are missing.
d) Candidates should answer the questions in English.
For Examiner’s use only

Section Questions Maximum Candidate’s

Score Score

A
1 – 17 25
15
B
15

15

15
C
15

100
Total Score

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 SECTION A (25 marks)
Answer all the questions in this section in the spaces provided after question 24

1. Identify the branch of government that implement law in Kenya. (1 mark)

2. Identify the main economic activity of the Luo in the 19th century. (1 mark)

3. Which centre was established at the Kenyan Coast as a place to resettle freed slaves? (1 mark)

4. Name one community in Kenya which offered mixed reaction against the British invasion (1 mark)

5. State two ways in which citizenship acquired by birth may be revoked. (2 marks)

6. Identify the type of constitution used in Kenya. (1 mark)

7. Give the two top officials who were in charge of colonial administration in Kenya. (2 marks)

8. Who is the Chief Executive Officer of the County Government in Kenya? (1 mark)

9. Give two roles of the Clerk of the National Assembly in Kenya. (2 marks)

10. Name the composition of the Cabinet in Kenya. (2 marks)

11. Name two Superior Courts in Kenya. (2 marks)

12. Name two political parties that were formed in Kenya in 1960. (2 marks)

13. State two political assassinations that occurred in Kenya during Jomo Kenyatta rule. (2 marks)

14. Highlight two types of democracy. (2 marks)

15. Name the type of holiday celebrated in Kenya annually on the First of June. (1 mark)

16. Identify the body that registers citizens as voters in Kenya. (1 mark)

17. Who elect the President of the Republic of Kenya? (1 mark)

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 SECTION B (45 marks)

Answer any three questions from this section in the spaces provided after question 24.

18 (a) Give five reasons why the Agikuyu migrated into Kenya during the pre-colonial period. (5marks)

(b) Explain five social effects of the migration of the Abagusii into their present homeland. (10 marks)

19 (a) Name five reasons why the Portuguese constructed Fort Jesus at the Kenyan Coast. (5marks)

(b) Explain five challenges faced by the Christian missionaries in Kenya. (10 marks)

20 (a) Give three factors that influenced the growth of urban centers in Kenya during the colonial period.
(3 marks)

(b) Explain six problems faced by Africans working for European settlers in Kenya during the colonial
period. (12 marks)

21 (a) Identify three pillars of nyayoism. (3 marks)

(b) Discuss six features of African socialism which were adopted in Kenya after independence.
(12 marks)

SECTION C (30 marks)

Answer any two questions from this section in the spaces provided after question 24.

22 (a) Give three economic responsibilities of a Kenyan citizen. (3marks)

(b) Discuss six factors which undermine national unity in Kenya. (12marks)

23 (a) Give three reasons why human rights are important in Kenya. (3marks)

(b) Discuss six ways in which the bill of rights promote the interests of arrested persons in Kenya.
(12marks)

24 (a) Give three reasons why General Elections are important in Kenya. (3marks)

(b) Discuss six circumstances which may lead to a parliamentary by-election in Kenya. (12marks)
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