Grade 5 · Social Studies · Political Systems and Governance (Early Government)
Traditional governments: councils of elders, chiefs and kings. Colonial government (British) from the 1890s with a Governor. Independence on 12 December 1963; Kenya became a republic on 12 December 1964. Jomo Kenyatta was the first President. Madaraka Day (1 June) marks self-rule in 1963.