Summary

• Description:

  The MS Word document comprises Navakholo Joint Evaluation Test 1 History and Government Paper 1 March 2026 Pre-Mock Exam with Marking Scheme. The marking scheme is in a different document.

  It was a KCSE History and Government Paper 1 examination. This paper tests candidates' knowledge of Kenyan history, pre-colonial societies, colonial rule, and constitutional governance through short-answer and essay questions across three sections.

  • Month Administered: March 2026
  • Duration: 2½ hours
  • Total Marks: 100
  • Number of Questions: 23 (Questions 1–16 in Section A; Questions 17–20 in Section B; Questions 21–23 in Section C)
  • Structure: Section A (Questions 1–16, 25 marks) — answer all; Section B (45 marks) — answer any three; Section C (30 marks) — answer any two

  It covers the following topics:

  • Section A
    • Economic aspects of history; dispersal point of the Coastal Bantus
    • Factors influencing growth of coastal towns by 1500 AD; ways of acquiring Kenyan citizenship
    • Bodies monitoring human rights; Kenyan community with mixed reaction to colonial rule
    • Political causes of conflict; terms of the Heligoland Treaty of 1890
    • Factors influencing location of urban centres during colonial Kenya
    • Significance of oathing during the Mau Mau uprising; political organisations of Ronald Ngala
    • Militant power of the President of Kenya; characteristics of independent churches and schools during colonialism
    • Role of the Director of Public Prosecutions; demands of trade union movements during colonial period
    • Main source of Kenya's legal system
  • Section B
    • Social results of Maasai settlement; political organisation of the Luo (19th century)
    • Portuguese conquest of coastal towns; effects of Omani rule at the East African coast
    • Methods of acquiring labour in colonial Kenya; colonial land policies and African economy
    • Reasons for Nandi defeat by the British; achievements of the Imperial British East Africa Company
  • Section C
    • Economic responsibilities of a Kenyan citizen; factors undermining national unity in Kenya
    • Reasons for a by-election; functions of the National Assembly in Kenya
    • Units within the Kenya Police Service; challenges facing national security organs
• Category:

  Mock Past Papers
• Level:

  Form 4
• Subject:

  HISTORY AND GOVERNMENT

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