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==Immigration into Kenya== | ==Immigration into Kenya== | ||
*European contact began in 1500 with the '''Portuguese Empire''', though effective colonization of Kenya began in the 19th century during the European exploration of the interior. | |||
*In the 17th century, the Swahili coast was conquered and came under the direct rule of the '''Omani Arabs''', who expanded the '''slave trade''' to meet the demands of plantations in '''Oman and Zanzibar.''' | |||
*The colonial history of Kenya dates from the establishment of a '''German protectorate''' over the Sultan of Zanzibar's coastal possessions in 1885, followed by the arrival of the '''Imperial British East Africa Company''' in 1888. Imperial rivalry was prevented when '''Germany handed its coastal holdings to Britain in 1890.''' | |||
*This was followed by the building of the Uganda Railway passing through the country. During the railway construction era, there was a significant influx of '''Indian workers''', who provided the bulk of the skilled manpower required for construction. They and most of their descendants later remained in Kenya and formed the core of several distinct Indian communities such as the '''Ismaili Muslim and Sikh communities'''. | |||
*In 1920, the East Africa Protectorate was turned into a colony and renamed Kenya after its highest mountain.[52] | |||
*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> | |||
==Emigration From Kenya== | ==Emigration From Kenya== | ||
<ref> at KNOMAD, the Global Knowledge Partnership on Migration and Development | <ref> at KNOMAD, the Global Knowledge Partnership on Migration and Development | ||