The following are advantages and disadvantages of indirect rule in Kenya. Drag and drop the advantages to the left hand side Box and disadvantages to the right hand side Box.
Advantages Disadvantages
African traditional leaders / chiefs performed more administrative work at local level
Diluted African resistance since the African local elders governed on behalf of the british
Helped in the preservation of African cultural practices
The African chiefs disregarded whatever was unfamiliar and gave more attention to what they understood well.
Africans were prepared for future responsibilities
The African chiefs became unpopular among their people when they implemented harsh colonial policies like collection of taxes
Loss of independence made them resend the British rule
Language barrier and thus the British instructions were misunderstood by the African chiefs
The African chiefs were able to accumulate a lot of wealth at the expense of their people
Increased suspicion and mistrust between the educated elite and the traditional chiefs