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Kenyan Timeline

By Jammie
  • 3000 BCE

    First Kenyans settled the land

    First Kenyans settled the land
    Around 2000 BC, Cushitic-speaking people from northern Africa settled in the part of East Africa that is now Kenya.

  • Slave trade flourishes

    Slave trade flourishes
    More slaves were being traded which means that the amount of resources they had increased which ultimately resulted in their economy growing.

  • George V is Kenya's new mornarch

    George V is Kenya's new mornarch
    Former king of the United Kingdom George V became Kenya’s new ruler which is seen as the beginning of Kenya’s downfall.

  • Kenya is one of British military bases for World War I

    Kenya is one of British military bases for World War I
    Kenya served as a fighting ground during the WW1 from 1914 to 1916 between the Germans and the British. Kenya was at its end.

  • Kenyas rise

    -Kenya Receives Independence
    -Kenya transforms into a commonwealth
    -Jomo Kenyatta becomes Kenya's first Prime Minister serving Elizabeth II
    -Malcolm MacDonald becomes Kenya's last Colonial governor

  • Kenyas rise continued

    -Kenya transforms into a republic
    -Jomo Kenyatta becomes President of Kenya