This research examines the history of coffee produc tion in Kiambu County between 1912 and 1978 b... more This research examines the history of coffee produc tion in Kiambu County between 1912 and 1978 basing on three objectives; to invest igate the origin and development of coffee production in Kiambu County from 1912-1950, to examine the role of Africans in coffee production in Kiambu County from 1950-196 3 and analyse the contribution of coffee production to the economic transformation of Kiambu County from 1963-1978. Coffee growing was introduced by the Missionaries a nd later on adopted by the white settlers. Africans duty was to provide labour as th e whites reaped handsomely at their expense as shown through the use of dependency theo ry. This research was carried out in Githunguri and Gatundu constituencies of Kiambu County using both primary and secondary data. A total of 15 informants comprising of both gender of varying ages were interviewed. The research established that, de spite coffee production among Africans being prohibited, by 1930s Chief Koinange had made unsuccessfu...
This research examines the history of coffee produc tion in Kiambu County between 1912 and 1978 b... more This research examines the history of coffee produc tion in Kiambu County between 1912 and 1978 basing on three objectives; to invest igate the origin and development of coffee production in Kiambu County from 1912-1950, to examine the role of Africans in coffee production in Kiambu County from 1950-196 3 and analyse the contribution of coffee production to the economic transformation of Kiambu County from 1963-1978. Coffee growing was introduced by the Missionaries a nd later on adopted by the white settlers. Africans duty was to provide labour as th e whites reaped handsomely at their expense as shown through the use of dependency theo ry. This research was carried out in Githunguri and Gatundu constituencies of Kiambu County using both primary and secondary data. A total of 15 informants comprising of both gender of varying ages were interviewed. The research established that, de spite coffee production among Africans being prohibited, by 1930s Chief Koinange had made unsuccessfu...
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