In order to function effectively, the Kenya Colony administration needed more African policemen. Prior to 1911, Africans were recruited and trained at local centres. But after the Inspector General became dissatisfied with the procedure, a Police Training Depot was established in Nairobi There every ...
In the 1880s various European empires began taking steps to secure and expand their territorial control in Africa. For example,FranceandItalyexpanded their holdings in the areas now known asSenegal,Tunisia, andEritrea, while in 1882 Great Britain began a military occupation ofEgyptto protect the ...