Question

Advantage and disadvantage of indirect rule​

Answer 1

• One of the disadvantages of Indirect Rule is that some of the African chiefs became authoritarian in their approach to local governance. This was because the colonial masters had bestowed on them more powers than would otherwise have been accorded them under their tradition.
• Indirect Rule largely depended on native institutions to survive. The native courts and the native chiefs were instrumental in the implementation of policies. This ensured that these native institutions were preserved.