Question

Q. NO. 13) What new measures were taken by the British Govt. to administer the Africans of Massai community.

Answer 1

The main features of the way the British administered the territory was as follows:
1) The Maasai were initially persuaded to join the British expeditions and, in return, received economic support from the colonialists, especially when the former and their livestock were hit by plagues.
2) A large part of the land occupied by Maasai tribesmen were taken over by British settlers.
3) By displacing human habitations, game reserves were created.
4) The country's capital Nairobi was the seat of administration in British East Africa; it was created by displacing the Maasai tribesmen.
5) The British subsequently passed laws restricting ownership of land to the whites.