Kenya Colony

The Colony and Protectorate of Kenya, commonly known as British Kenya, was part of the British Empire in Africa. It was created when the former East Africa Protectorate was transformed into a British Crown colony in 1920.

Colony and Protectorate of Kenya
1920–1963
Flag of the Colony of Kenya
Anthem: God Save the King (1920–1952) God Save the Queen (1952–1963)
Map of British East Africa in 1909
Status	British colony
Capital	Nairobi
Common languages	English (official) Swahili, Kikuyu, Kamba, Luhya, Luo, Gusii, Meru, Nandi–Markweta also spoken
Government	Colonial administration
Monarch
• 1920–1936	George V
• 1936	Edward VIII
• 1936–1952	George VI
• 1952–1963	Elizabeth II
Commissioner or Governor
• 1920–1922 (first)	Maj-Gen Sir Edward Northey
• 1937–1939	ACM Sir Robert Brooke-Popham
• 1963 (last)	Malcolm MacDonald
Legislature	Legislative council
History
• Established	11 June 1920 (Colony) 13 August 1920 (Protectorate)[1] 1920
• Independent as Kenya	12 December 1963
Area
1924[2]	639,200 km2 (246,800 sq mi)
Population
• 1924[2]	2,807,000
• 1955[3]	6,979,931
• 1960[3]	8,105,440
Currency	East African shilling
ISO 3166 code	KE
Preceded by Succeeded by East Africa Protectorate Dominion of Kenya
Today part of	Kenya Somalia