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311/1
HISTORY AND GOVERNMENT
Paper 1
TIME: 2 ½ Hours

KISII SCHOOL
MOCK EXAM 2025
Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (K.C.S.E)

311/1
HISTORY AND GOVERNMENT
Paper 1
TIME: 2 ½ Hours

Instructions to Candidates

1. This paper consists of three sections A, B & C.

2. Answer to ALL questions must be written on the answer sheet provided.
3. Choose any three questions in Section B and any two questions in Section C.
4. Answer ALL questions in Section A.

This paper consists of 8 printed pages. Candidates should check the question paper to
Ensure that all the pages are printed as indicated and no questions are missing.

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SECTION A – 25 MARKS – ANSWER ALL THE QUESTIONS IN THIS SECTION.
1. Identify the main source of history on the source history on the Kenyan communities during pre-
colonial period. (1mk)
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2. Identify two communities in Kenya that comprises of Maa speakers. . (2mks)
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3. Give the main similarities in the political organization of the Somali and Borana during the pre-
colonial period. (1mk)
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4. Name two treaties that were signed to end slave trade along the coast of East African coast.
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5. State one contributions made by early Christians missionaries in the field of early education in
Kenya. (1mk)
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6. Give one advantage of dual citizenship to a Kenyan citizen. (1mk)
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7. State one provision of the National Accord and Reconciliation act of 2008 in Kenya.
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8. Identify two ways through which direct democracy is practiced in Kenya. (2mks)
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9. Identify two rights of children contained in the Kenyan constitution. (2mks)
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[Link] two operational forts established by the British to enhance control of central Kenya.
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[Link] the two sections of the Luo who collaborated with the British during colonial period.
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12 Identify two ways through which land was acquired for white settlers in Kenya during the
colonial period. (2mks)
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13. Who is the administrative head of the Kenyan parliament. (1mk)
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[Link] one national philosophy adopted at independence to promote social justice in Kenya.
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15. State one way in which the Kenyan has promoted music and dance in Kenya. (1mk)
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16. State two members of the county executive committees in Kenya (2mks)
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17 Give one type of fund where revenue collected by the national government is deposited.
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SECTION B – 45 MARKS- ANSWER ANY THREE QUESTIONS
18a) What factors made the cushites to migrate into Kenya during the pre-colonial period.
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b) Explain five results of the interaction between the Bantu and Cushites in the pre-colonial period.
(10mks)
19. Identify three characteristics of the coastal city state from about 1000 -1500 AD. (3mks)
b) Explain six effects of the Portuguese rule on the East African Coast. (12mks)

20a) Outline three reasons of Somali resistance against the British rule in Kenya. (3mks)
b) Describe six negative effects of British colonial rule on the people of Kenya. (12mks)
21. What were the demands of Ukamba members Association. (3mks)
b) Explain six factors which promoted African nationalist activities in Kenya after 1945. (12mks)
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SECTION C -30 MARKS ANSWER ANY TWO QUESTIONS IN THIS SECTION
22a) Give three conditions that a person should meet to qualify to be a Kenyan citizen by birth.
(3mks)
b) Describe the rights of the accused person during trial in a court of law in Kenya. (12mks)
23a State three types of elections held during the general elections in Kenya. (3mks)
b) Explain six ways in which the doctrine of parliamentary supremacy is exercised in Kenya.
(12mks)
24. State three sources of domestic revenue. (3mks)
b) Explain six reasons why the government of Kenya prepares a national budget. (12mks)
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