a. What prompted the emergence of the independence movement?
The independence movement in Kenya grew out of the conflict over land ownership between local population (such as Maasai and Kikuyu) and white British settlers. Under colonial legislation, land became private property reserved for white settlers, and local groups were forced to become 'squatters' on their own land. Tensions between the Kikuyu and the white settlers increased after the Second World War leading to both...