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 EFFECTS OF THE DEVONSHIRE WHITE PAPER 1. The paper confirmed the whites’ settlement on the Kenya highlands. The highlands were reserved for the European settlers only. 2. The Asians elected five members to the Legislative council as per the terms of the agreement. 3. The Asians were represented on the Municipal councils. This was stipulated in the terms of the agreement. 4. Racial segregation in residential areas ended or stopped. 5. There was to be no further advance towards settler domination. 6. The Africans interests gained importance than before. 7. It led to the development of Kenya into a more multi-racial society than before. 8. It frustrated the Africans and Asians, as some of their interests were not handled. 9. The dream of the whites to control Kenya as a racist country was completely shattered and given a death blow. 10. It acted as a reminder that the Africans would not be dominated by either whites or Asians for long. 8 | P a g e 11. The Asians and Africans were denied access to Kenya highlands. 12. It brought unity of purpose between the Asians and Africans, after all the Europeans had been given an upper hand against both the Africans and Asians. 13. It led to the establishment of the East African high commission to try and normalize relations between Africans and Asians with Europeans. 14. It aided and facilitated massive migration of Indians into Kenya due to free immigration that was granted to them. 15. Land and labour problems were not well handled which in the end partly caused the MauMau rebellion in the 1950s. 16. Insecurity and hostility was cultivated within Kenya as the issues among the Asians, Europeans and Africans were left unsettled. Note that sometimes one is expected to either specifically give the effects on only the Africans, the Asians, Europeans or on the races generally.

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