British East Africa Protectorate proclaimedJul 1, 1895Labels: British East, Imperial BritishBritannicaWikipedia
Uganda Railway construction begins at MombasaMay 30, 1896Labels: Uganda Railway, MombasaKenya RailwaysBritannica
Nairobi emerges as railway depot settlementMay 30, 1899Labels: Nairobi, Uganda RailwayBritannicaWikipedia
Uganda Railway reaches Kisumu (Port Florence)Dec 19, 1901Labels: Kisumu, Uganda RailwayKenya RailwaysBritannica
Nairobi replaces Mombasa as colonial capitalJan 1, 1905Labels: Nairobi, Colonial capitalWikipediaBritannica
Kipande pass made compulsory for African menJan 1, 1920Labels: Kipande, Native RegistrationWikipediaBritannica
Kenya Colony established from protectorate territoriesJul 23, 1920Labels: Kenya Colony, White HighlandsWikipediaBritannica
Devonshire White Paper asserts African “paramountcy”Jul 23, 1923Labels: Devonshire Declaration, British ColonialWikipediaUK Archives
Lari massacre intensifies civil conflict dynamicsMar 26, 1953Labels: Lari massacre, Mau MauUK ArchivesWikipedia
Dedan Kimathi captured in Nyeri forestOct 21, 1956Labels: Dedan Kimathi, Mau MauUK ArchivesBritannica
State of Emergency formally liftedJan 12, 1960Labels: Emergency lifted, British governmentBritannicaWikipedia
First Lancaster House Conference opensJan 18, 1960Labels: Lancaster House, British governmentWikipediaBritannica
Jomo Kenyatta released from detentionAug 21, 1961Labels: Jomo Kenyatta, Detention releaseBritannicaWikipedia
Kenya attains internal self-government (Madaraka)Jun 1, 1963Labels: Madaraka Day, Internal self-governmentBritannicaPresidential Library
Kenya becomes independent stateDec 12, 1963Labels: Kenya independence, Commonwealth realmBritannicaHistory com
