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Characteristics of independent churches in Kenya during the colonial period include;Retained their traditions such as female circumcision, polygamy.Not against education and christianity but against western culture and its influencesLed by African elites from mission schoolsHad connections with political associations that opposite colonial administration.
Measures the government has taken to conserve and manage forests in Kenya are:Afforestation/re-afforestation e.g Mau, Aberdares, Ngong and Mt. Kenya.Setting up laws to help forest conservation e.g the forest Bill 2000.Creation of forest reserves - the government has gazetted some forest/forest reserves protecting water catchment areas.Creation of awareness through mass media on importance of conserving forestsEvicting people who have encroached forests in order to rehabilitate the forests.Encouraging people to use other source of energy to reduce demand for wood fuel.Encouraging people to practice agroforestry.
Constitutional changes in Kenya between 1975 and 2011 include;1975 - The official language in the national Assembly was made to be either English or Kiswahili 1979 - Public servants who desired to vie for position in general elections were to resign at least six months before the elections. 1982 - Section 2A was amended making Kenya adejure one party state Position of the chief secretary as the head of the civil service was formalized 1986 - Citizenship requirement was repealed. Those whose parents were Kenyans were entitled to citizenship 1991 - The number of constituencies were raised to 210. Section 2A was repealed and Kenya became a multi-party state 2010 - After the referendum, a new constitution was promulgated
Factors that led to emergency of independent churches and schools in Kenya during the colonial period include;Africans were against the missionaries who were against their culture Africans were against missionary education that prepared Africans for low cadre jobs The Africans were expelled from churches and schoolsAfricans were discriminated against in the church leadership