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*During the early part of the 20th century, the '''interior central highlands were settled by British and other European farmers''', who became wealthy farming coffee and tea. By the 1930s, approximately 30,000 '''white settlers''' lived in the area and gained a political voice because of their contribution to the market economy. By the 1950s, there were 80,000 white settlers living in Kenya. | *During the early part of the 20th century, the '''interior central highlands were settled by British and other European farmers''', who became wealthy farming coffee and tea. By the 1930s, approximately 30,000 '''white settlers''' lived in the area and gained a political voice because of their contribution to the market economy. By the 1950s, there were 80,000 white settlers living in Kenya. | ||
*On 12 December 1964, Kenya became a republic under the name '''"Republic of Kenya"'''.<ref>"Kenya", in Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kenya#Demographics, accessed 1 August 2021.</ref> | *On 12 December 1964, Kenya became a republic under the name '''"Republic of Kenya"'''.<ref>"Kenya", in Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kenya#Demographics, accessed 1 August 2021.</ref> | ||
*'''Europeans in Kenya''' are primarily the '''descendants of British migrants during the colonial period'''. | |||
*There is also a '''significant expat population of Europeans''' living in Kenya. Only a small minority of them are landowners (livestock and game ranchers, horticulturists and farmers), with the '''majority working in the tertiary sector: in air transport, finance, import, and hospitality.'''<ref>"Demographics of Kenya", in Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demographics_of_Kenya, accessed 1 August 2021.</ref> | |||
==Emigration From Kenya== | ==Emigration From Kenya== | ||