311/1 · HISTORY AND GOVERNMENT · Paper 1 · Nov. 2023 · 2½ hours
Instructions: This paper consists of three sections, A, B and C. Answer all the questions in section A, three questions from section B and two questions from section C.
Section A (25 marks)
Answer all the questions in this section.
1. Identify the arm of government that interprets law in Kenya. (1 mark)
2. Identify the most important social activity of the Bantu in the 19th century. (1 mark)
3. Which Christian missionary group established a centre for freed slaves at the Kenyan Coast? (1 mark)
4. Name the leader who led the Nandi resistance against the British invasion. (1 mark)
5. State two categories of people who may qualify for registration as Kenyan citizens. (2 marks)
6. Identify one category of land holding in Kenya. (1 mark)
7. Give two reasons why the Akamba collaborated with the British. (2 marks)
8. Who was the head of the executive arm of government in Kenya during the colonial period? (1 mark)
9. Name two books which were authored by the first president of Kenya, Jomo Kenyatta. (2 marks)
10. Name and state one role of the officer in charge of administration in the National Assembly in Kenya. (2 marks)
11. Outline two qualifications for a person to be appointed as a Commissioner of the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission of Kenya. (2 marks)
12. Apart from the Kadhi's Court, name two other subordinate courts in Kenya. (2 marks)
13. State two principles of devolved government in Kenya. (2 marks)
14. State the purpose of the Equalisation Fund in Kenya. (1 mark)
15. Highlight two pressure groups which were pushing for multi-party democracy in Kenya in the 1990s. (2 marks)
16. Name the first Prime Minister of Kenya. (1 mark)
17. Identify one category of a cooperative society found in Kenya after independence. (1 mark)
Section B (45 marks)
Answer any three questions from this section.
18. (a) Name five Kalenjin sub-groups in Kenya. (5 marks)
(b) Explain five economic activities of the Luo in the 19th century. (10 marks)
19. (a) Identify five groups of the early visitors to the East African Coast up to 1500 AD. (5 marks)
(b) Discuss five factors which led to the decline of city-states along the Kenyan Coast. (10 marks)
20. (a) Name three missionaries who came to Kenya before 1960. (3 marks)
(b) Discuss six results of the Maasai collaboration with the British in Kenya. (12 marks)
21. (a) Identify three African nationalists who were imprisoned at Kapenguria in 1952. (3 marks)
(b) Discuss six political challenges experienced in Kenya between 1980 and 1999. (12 marks)
Section C (30 marks)
Answer any two questions from this section.
22. (a) State three roles of a Presiding Officer during a General Election in Kenya. (3 marks)
(b) Discuss six functions of the Public Service in Kenya. (12 marks)
23. (a) Give the composition of the Supreme Court of Kenya. (3 marks)
(b) Explain six functions of the High Court of Kenya. (12 marks)
24. (a) Outline five principles of public finance in Kenya. (5 marks)
(b) Describe five ways in which the National Government of Kenya spends its revenue. (10 marks)