KCSE 2024 History Paper 1 with Marking Scheme
KCSE 2024 History Paper 1 with Marking Scheme
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Question 1/24
Name two groups of the Luo who moved into Kenya before the 19th century. (2 marks)
Question 2/24
State the main function of the council of elders among African communities in Kenya during the pre-colonial period. (1mark)
Question 3/24
Identify two crops which were introduced by the Portuguese at the Kenyan coast (2 marks)
Question 4/24
Give one economic cause of conflicts in the family. (1 mark)
Question 5/24
Name the commission that was set up to streamline education in Kenya immediately after independence. (1 mark)
Question 6/24
Outline one right of the youth which is enshrined in the Constitution of Kenya. (1 mark)
Question 7/24
Name two types of democracy. (2 mar3)
Question 8/24
Give the main method of administration used by the British in Kenya. (1 mark)
Question 9/24
Name the commission that created boundaries of the White Highlands in Kenya (1 mark)
Question 10/24
State the main reason why the Kenya African Democratic Union was formed in 1960. (1mark)
Question 11/24
Give two reasons for the formation of the Taita Hills Association. (2 marks)
Question 12/24
State two characteristics of the trade unions formed in Kenya during the colonial period. (2marks)
Question 13/24
Name one arm of the county government in Kenya. (1 mark)
Question 14/24
State two factors that undermined the Harambee philosophy in Kenya. (2 marks)
Question 15/24
Outline two functions of the Attorney General in Kenya. (2 marks)
Question 16/24
Give two features of the African Socialism in Kenya. (2 marks)
Question 17/24
Give one external source of revenue for the National Government. (1 mark)
SECTION B
Question 18/24
(a) Name five Bantu communities that settled in Kenya during the pre-colonial period. (5 marks)
(b) Explain five effects of the settlement of the Bantus in Kenya up to the 19th century. (10 marks)
Question 19/24
(a) Identify five economic activities of the Cushites in the 19th century. (5 marks)
(b) Describe the social organization of the Nandi during the pre-colonial period. (10 marks)
Question 20/24
(a) State five factors that promoted the development of the Indian Ocean Trade. (5 marks)
(b) Explain five reasons for the decline of the Portuguese rule at the Kenyan Coast. (10 marks)
Question 21/24
(a) Highlight five responsibilities of a citizen of Kenya. (5 marks)
(b) Explain five functions of the Kenya National Commission on Human Rights. (10 marks)
SECTION C
Question 22/24
(a) Highlight three levels of conflicts in Kenya. (3 marks)
(b) Explain six solutions to the challenges faced by the Judiciary in Kenya. (12 marks)
Question 23/24
(a) Give the composition of the executive arm of the National Government of Kenya. (3 marks)
(b) Explain six advantages of parliamentary supremacy in Kenya. (12 marks)
Question 24/24
(a) State three functions of the County Assemblies in Kenya. (3 marks)
(b) Discuss six ways through which county governments promote agriculture.
(12marks)