The object concerning this study was to test colonialism and its’ association on the African family security in Embu North Sub-County of Kenya from 1895 to 1965. The amalgamation of the geographical, allowable, cultural, semantic, political, mental/epistemic, educational, and/or financial sovereignty of one group of people by another (extrinsic) community of community is known as colonialism. The many forms of regional dominance dictated by European powers over non-Europeans are referred to as "European expansionist doctrine." Stable communities are buxom on a fundamental basis of family principles. A community that was groomed to fight for the preservation of their sophistication was necessary to assert the genuine established family value arrangement against a tsunami of shift comparable to that brought about by westerly imperialism. The explanatory research design was used for the investigation. Data arose secondary, recorded as actually having happened, and oral sources. Using the increasing sampling means, the researcher collected a valuable sample of 50 respondents for the interview. To enact the study's validity and dependability, dossier from secondary, recorded as actually having happened, and oral sources were rooted. The discussion starts with few of the customary beliefs that the Aembu grasped at the time expansionist doctrine was imposed on Kenya in 1920, moves on to by virtue of what these aspects were completed activity in family and communal existence among the Aembu, and permanently discusses how the Aembu were smart to maintain these kin practices and values during the pioneering period from 1920 to 1965. The pioneering experience and its belongings on the stability of African offspring in the research region were examined utilizing the Cultural Evolution hypothesis. The study settled that; the Aembu were polygamists whose homesteads comprised several houses for different appendages; they had a supreme assembly Kiama kia Ngome and were mixed farmers; they had an elaborate kin value arrangement with strict safeguards on friendly, political and financial aspects that ensured a very constant family unit. Missionaries reported in Embu North Sub-County at Kigari in 1910 and built the first station; there was coordinated effort completely female circumcision and ensure purity was exercised alternatively polygamy. There were positive and negative associations on family principles after imposition of expansionist doctrine; people deserted some cultural practices, embodied others. The offspring values that the Aembu crowd maintained before and during expansionist doctrine were circumcision (particularly female circumcision), the culture of tradition payment, designating system, hospitality, and bigamy. These family principles were evident in their cultural attitudes and practices and served to disclose their unique African identity. They were grasped in high regard, gived the test of time and were preserved from 1920 to 1965.The study decided that the coming of the British missionaries to Embu North Sub-County jolted on the Aembu family value plan and led to educational subjugation.This study has Contributed to the colonial historiography of the Aembu of Embu North Sub-County, Kenya.
Author(s) Details:
Lizza Nkirote Kaaria,
Department
of Humanities, Chuka University, Kenya.
Caroline
Kithinji,
Department
of Humanities, Chuka University, Kenya.
Please see the link here: https://stm.bookpi.org/RTASS-V8/article/view/11884
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