| Abstract: | Nakuru, in the Rift Valley Province, a colonial creation dating back to 1904, was devised and developed primarily as an important urban centre within a settler-colonial system. Nakuru developed on three main lines; a as a railway centre as an administrative centre and as an economic centre for its European agricultural hinterland. The most important factor determining the pace of Nakuru's development was its position as the centre of the European rural settlement in the Rift Valley Province. Nakuru developed as a marketing, supplying, servicing and processing centre for its agricultural hinterland. The curve of Nakuru's development was closely linked to the ups and downs in the agricultural economy of the surrounding districts. As a country town, Nakuru's population was composed of Europeans, Asians and Africans. The Africans were the only ones who, for very long, were not regarded as a permanent and integral feature of urban life. This article describes how and under what circumstances Africans became more committed to urban life in Nakuru. Notes. |
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