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 Form 3 History and Government Lessons: Establishment of Colonial Rule in Kenya

Course of the luo resistance to the british rule

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Course of the Luo resistance to the British Rule.
-The Luo of Ugenya set off the resistance by attacking the Wanga in an attempt to expand. They vandalized British key installations like the telegraph wires and administrative stations.
-In 1896, the British sent an expedition against them and 200 people were killed.
-The Luo of Kisumu rose up in 1898 attacking a British Canoe party on Winam Gulf for taking their fish without paying. They were however overcome.
-The Gem and Asembo Luos led by Ruoth Odera Akang’o supported the British throughout all these confrontations.


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