BRITISH EAST AFRICA, called since July 5, 1920, Kenya Colony, a terri tory of East Africa, between the former German East Africa and the Italian protectorate of Somaliland; area, over 1,000,000 square miles; pop. estimated at between 2,000,000 and 3,000,000. The coast extends from Wanga, 4° 40' S. lat., to the mouth of the Juba river, 0° 15' S. lat. The S. boundary line runs to a point, on 1° S. lat. on Lake Vic toria Nyanza, and continues on that parallel to 30° E. long., when it turns N. to Darfur and Kordofan, including these countries. The territory contains the valley of the Upper Nile and the mountainous region of Equatorial Africa, in which are the high mountains of Kenia, Elgon, and Ruwenzori. The inhabitants comprise Bantu tribes, among which are the Waganda and Wangoro, Musai and Galla tribes, Swa hili on the coast, and negroes on the Nile. Ivory, gum, India rubber, sesame seeds, cocoanuts, copra, coir, maize, rice and hides are exported. The govern
ment is principally vested in the British East Africa Company, which was founded in 1888, with a royal charter, but in 1894 UGANDA (q. v.), N. of Vic toria Nyanza, was made a separate Brit ish protectorate, and received a separate administration. DARFUR (q. v.) and KORDOFAN (q. v.) were merely in the sphere of British influence, by agree ment with Germany and Italy. The Brit ish East Africa Company is rapidly opening up the country, constructing roads and telegraphs, and taking steps to suppress slavery and the slave trade. The seat of administration is at MOM BASA (q. v.). The coast is unhealthy for Europeans, but most of the interior pla teaus are salubrious. Consult Playne's "British East Africa" (1910).