Compare and contrast the role of the Kenya African National Union (KANU) and the Tanganyika African National Union (TANU) in the achievement of independence in Kenya and Tanganyika respectively.

The question requires that candidates give an account of similarities and differences between the roles of the Kenya African National Union (KANU) and the Tanganyika African National Union (TANU) in the achievement of Kenyan and Tanganyikan independence, referring to both throughout. For comparison, candidates may refer to the dominant roles played by Kenyatta and Nyerere in their respective movements. Both were truly national movements that were supported by most Africans, and both were prepared to negotiate and sometimes work together with the British. Further, both were regarded by the British as being relatively moderate. For contrasts, candidates may note TANU’s broad-based support in contrast to Kenyan nationalism, which was more fractured. They may also note TANU’s smooth path to independence, a factor related to Tanganyika’s UN Trustee status. In contrast, Kenya was a crown colony—moreover, it was one with a sizeable white settler population. There may be some imbalance between comparisons and contrasts in the candidates’ responses.