Understanding the Reluctance of Africans to Work on European Settler Farms in Kenya

Explore the reasons behind the reluctance of Africans to provide labor on European settler farms in Kenya, highlighting key factors that influenced their decisions

Questions

1. State one reason why Africans were unwilling to provide labour in European settler farms in Kenya.

Answers

1. Money was not meaningful to the majority of Africans.
2. Africans were not ready to leave their farms to work for Europeans.
3. Wages provided by settlers were low & unattractive.
4. Poor & harsh working conditions subjected to Africans in settler farms.
5. They were bitter that settlers had taken their land.