What were The Effects of Scramble and Partition in East Africa? Do you know of any? Here are some to jump start the understanding. The East African states lost their independence and were subjected to European rule and administration e.g. Kenya and Uganda were in the hands of the British while Tanzania was controlled by the Germans. Many African chiefs or kings were killed or sent into exile because of the scramble and partition in East Africa for example Kabalega and Mwanga were exiled while chief Mkwawa of the Hehe was beheaded for resisting German colonial rule in Tanganyika. They established new systems of administration i.e. indirect rule by the British and direct rule by the Germans. The Africans were regarded as an inferior group and were forced to provide labour for European plantations and other public works.
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