Colonial Kenya restricted northern Somali movement almost as strictly as South African apartheid

Evidence

Movement into and out of the District was restricted under the Outlying Districts Ordinance, 1902., and the Special Districts (Administration) Ordinance, 1934. A form of control over movement between towns in the District, not far short of the South African ‘pass system’, was also applied. — I.M. Lewis, I. M. Lewis, A Modern History of the Somali_ Nation…, 851

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: Britain placed the N.F.D. into Kenya’s regional constitution, rejecting secession; Britain secretly precluded NFD secession before Kenya’s independence — I.M. Lewis, I. M. Lewis, A Modern History of the Somali_ Nation…, 476; Some analysts reduce South African racial division to mere fractionalization of the working class. (+1 more)

Related

• The NFD’s eastern half was Somali while western areas were ethnically mixed (similarity 0.78)

Broader Connections

• Some analysts reduce South African racial division to mere fractionalization of the working class. #responds-to (0.70)