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Kenya Became a De Facto British Colony

1920 · Colonial constitutional order

Source date
1920
Event type
Constitutional order
Reform area
Institutions and checks

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The essential point

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Kenya’s constitutional status changed in 1920, when it became a de facto British colony and the Governor represented the King. This milestone defines the formal colonial arrangement recorded for that year in Parliament’s historical account.

Evidence: Historical Background, body paragraph 2

Why it matters

It records the formal colonial arrangement and the Governor’s place within it.

Evidence: Historical Background, body paragraph 2

Open the key points and evidence

  1. The source dates the change to 1920.

    Historical Background, body paragraph 2

  2. It describes Kenya as a de facto British colony.

    Historical Background, body paragraph 2

  3. The Governor represented the King under this arrangement.

    Historical Background, body paragraph 2
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Official-source wording

What the official record says

Kenya became a de facto British colony in 1920, with the Governor representing the King.

Verbatim excerpt · Historical Background, body paragraph 2 · Parliament of Kenya — Historical Background

Evidence stack

Sources behind this record

  1. Parliament of Kenya — Historical BackgroundHistorical Background, body paragraph 2 · Official Kenyan public authority · admitted for public claims