Could it be .. Nairobi? Dottie.
Not since 1963.
The British established the Kenya Colony.
Yes.
Actually, Kenya was its own Colony. There were no colonies inside of it.
In 1920 Kenya became part of the British Empire when it became a British crown colony. It continued as a British crown colony until 1963 when Kenya gained its independence.
From 1895 to 1920, Kenya (then named East Africa) was a protectorate. Then, from 1920 to December 1963, Kenya was a colony. However, a small strip of land on the Kenyan coast remained a semi-seperate protectorate until October 1963.
1920-1963. However, Kenya had been controlled by the British since the 1890's
Coastal Kenya was ruled by Zanzibar and became part of a German "protectorate" (colony) in 1885, before becoming a British colony from 1888 to 1963.
The former British East Africa colony is now Kenya.
Keny was a British colony from around 1890 until 1962, so a little over 70 years. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Kenya was initially a German Protectorate and became a British Protectorate as a result of the outcome of the First World War. In 1920 the East Africa Protectorate was turned into a colony and renamed Kenya, after its highest mountain. he first direct elections for native Kenyans to the Legislative Council took place in 1957 and the Colony of Kenya and the Protectorate of Kenya each came to an end on 12 December 1963 when Kenya became independent.
December 12, 1963 is the date that Kenya was founded. This is the date it gained its independence from the United Kingdom. Kenya is located in East Africa and has an estimated population of 44,037,656.
Kenya was initially known as the East Africa Protectorate by the British. In 1920, the area became known as the Kenya colony. The Republic of Kenya became independent in 1963.