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Indians in Kenya are those born in or resident in Kenya with ancestral roots in South Asia. Mostly living in the major urban areas of Nairobi and Mombasa with others living in rural areas. ==History== Asian migration to modern day Kenya began with the construction of the Uganda railway between 1896 and 1901 when some 32,000 indentured labourers were recruited from British India.〔http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/762515.stm〕 Construction of the railway was a remarkable engineering feat; however, approximately 2,500 labourers died during construction (about four deaths for each mile of track laid) and the project was notorious for the Tsavo maneaters.〔 Once the railway was completed, many of these labourers voluntarily settled in what was then the East Africa Protectorate and brought family from India. The early Asian settlers were predominantly from the Indian provinces of Gujarat and the Punjab and quickly embraced the opportunities available in the new British territory. The railway opened the interior to trade, and many soon began migrating away from the coastal cities. Most settled in the new town of Nairobi, which had been the capital of the British protectorate since 1905. Unlike black Africans, Asians were permitted to reside legally in Nairobi in what was then a burgeoning white settler town.〔Hake, Andrew. 1977. African Metropolis: Nairobi’s Self-Help City. London: Sussex University Press.〕 By the 1920s, there was a sizeable Asian population who demanded a role in the developing political life of what became Kenya Colony. A. M. Jeevanjee was at the forefront of the early pioneers. He established Kenya's first newspaper now known as the The Standard. Racial hostilities gradually intensified in the 1920s; however, Indians, who enjoyed significantly greater economic strength than black Africans, had greater bargaining power with the colonial government. As early as 1920, they turned down the offer of two seats on the legislative council as this was not representative of the size of their community. Tensions with Europeans remained high until 1927 when Indians won the right to five seats on the council, compared to eleven reserved for the Europeans. Both parties prevented any African representation. After the Second World War, Asians were found in all occupations in Nairobi and the townships: in business, the police force, bureaucracy, and the professions.〔J. Murray-Brown, Kenyatta (London, 1972), p. 83.〕 Their commercial skills contributed to the economic development and prosperity of Kenya and the rest of East Africa.〔A history of the Asians in East Africa (Oxford, 1969), ch. 1.〕 The 1950s saw increased sentiment against the inequalities of colonial rule, and many Asians were at the forefront of the push for increased rights. These included: Pio Gama Pinto founder of the Kenya African National Union newspaper, Makhan Singh who is regarded as laying the foundations of Kenyan trade unionism, and A.R. Kapila and Fitz de Souza renowned in the legal profession for their representation of those accused of Mau Mau links. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Indians in Kenya」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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