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Kenya at 60: how the British used street names to show colonial power

Kenya at 60: how the British used street names to show colonial power
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Kenya at 60: How the British Used Street Names to Show Colonial Power

During the colonial period, very few African names were used on the urban landscape. This was a strategy to actively alienate the native Africans, who had little or no say in the city’s affairs.

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Kenya at 60: how the British used street names to show colonial power

Place names, along with other urban symbols, were used as a tool of control over space in many African countries during the colonial period. This stra

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Kenya at 60: strategies applied by British to colonise the country

Kenya celebrates 60 years since its independence; there are different strategies that were applied by the British to colonise the country.

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Kenya at 60: how the British used street names to show colonial power

The naming of streets, places and landmarks in colonial Nairobi was used to show the political, ideological and ethnic dominance of the British.

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