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Why the colonial government encouraged white settlement in Kenya

Answer Text:
Why the colonial government encouraged white settlement in Kenya.
The reasons why the colonial administration led by Sir Charles Eliot (1900- 1904) and later Sir Edward Northey encouraged settler farming in the white highlands were;
a) They hoped that settler farming would meet the cost
of administration and railway maintenance.
b) The British industries were also in need of cheaper raw Materials in an increasingly competitive European Market.
c) The settlers would also help control the prevailing Asian immigration and influence in Kenya.
d) The colonial government wanted to make Kenya a white man’s country by encouraging white settlers to form the backbone of the economy.
e) Kenya Highlands had cool wet climate and fertile volcanic soils suitable for European settlement and agriculture.