Until independence, the Kenyan coastal strip was nominally under the sovereignty of which ruler?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: C. The Sultan of Zanzibar
- Step 1: The coast had been leased from the Sultan by the British since the 1890s. Step 2. The ten-mile strip became part of Kenya at independence. Answer: The Sultan of Zanzibar. Why not the others: the other rulers had no claim over the Kenyan coast.
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