TANGANYIKA
- 1945, The African members to the Tanganyika legislative Council numbered two only.
- 1946, African representatives in Tanganyika increased to three.
- 1947-1951, the African representatives to the legislative council had nine Africans, nine Europeans and nine Asians.
- 1955, Dr. Julius Nyerere became president of Tanganyika African Association.
- 1954, Tanganyika African Association was changed to Tanganyika African Nation at Union.
- 1954, a United Nations mission paid a visit to Tanganyika. .
- 1957, Nyerere was appointed as a member of the Legislative Council.
- 1960, TANU advocated for the achievement, of independence in 1961.
- 1961 9th September, Tanganyika gained full independence with Nyerere as the first president.
UGANDA
- 1941, Nsibirwa resigned as the Katikiro.
- 1941 Samwiri Wamala replaced Nsibirwa as the new Katikiro.
- 1945, Strikes everywhere in Buganda.
- 1945, July restoration of Nsibirwa as Katikiro.
- 1945 September, Nsibirwa died. (assassinated)
- 1946, M. Kawalya- Kagwa became the new Katikiro.
- 1946, New confusion in Buganda.
- 1946, election were organized that led to 31 Baganda chosen as representatives.
- 1949, New Volcano (uprising) and the blame was put on to the Bataka.
- 1949, the British demanded that some chiefs be removed from the council.
- 1949, after the riots, its leaders were arrested; the Bataka Party and African Union came to an end.
- 1950, 8 Africans were among those of other provinces.
- 1953, the Africans on the Legislative council increased to fourteen (14).
- 1955, the Kabaka was deposed.
- By 1961, there were 2 outstanding parties in Uganda, that is to say D.P led by Benedicto Kiwanuka and UPC led by Dr. Milton Obote.
- 9th October 1962, Uganda achieved independence.
KENYA
- 1920, The Kikuyu Association was formed to defend African land from Europeans.
- 1921, other political parties came into existence like the Young Kikuyu Association, the young Kavirondo association in Nyanza, etc.
- 1925, the Kikuyu Central Association asked the Hilton Young Commission to consider appointment of Africans to the Legislative Council.
- 1929, the famous conflict between the members of the Church Missionary Society and the Kikuyu Association erupted.
- 1930 The Native Land Trust Ordinance was passed to solve Land problems for Africans.
- 1934 North Kavirondo Central Association was formed following the threat brought about by the discovery of Gold at Kakamega.
- 1938, Saw the formation of the Kikuyu Provincial Association Thuku followed by the Kamba Members Association.
- 1939 The Kikuyu Central association and the Labour trade union staged a strike at Mombasa.
- 1946, the Kenya African Union was formed by Eliad Mathu with James Gichuru as its chairman. But when Kenyatta returned from England, he became the chairman of the party.
- 1948 the Kenya Land and Freedom Army was formed. It was later refereed to as the MauMau.
- 1952 The MAU-MAU Rebellion was in full gear.
- 1954, the governor began to take drastic measures to help the situation. 26000 Kikuyu were arrested in Nairobi because they could not state why they had come to Nairobi.
- 1955, The Mau-Mau leader, General China was captured in the regions of Mt. Kenya.
- 1960, Two new political parties were born that is KANU and KADU.
- 1961 Kenyatta was released from prison and two months later he became the president of KANU.
- 1962 Kenyatta became a member of the legislative council and tried to bring KANU and KADU together but failed because whereas KANU advocated a centralized system of government, KADU wanted Regionalism.
- 1963, Kenya became independent and Kenyatta became the Prime Minister