DOI: 10.36347/sjahss.2018.v06i07.002

Pages: 1328-1336

The study, examined the introduction of western education in Baringo County and the Tugen reaction up to 1939. Education is very crucial to any society, mainly for the preservation of the lives of its members and the maintenance of the society structures. The Tugen education before the colonial period was informal, but with the Colonisation of Kenya by the British the system of education was changed to enable the colonialists to achieve their aim of Colonisation. The Tugen had evolved an indigenous education system, which was suited to their varied environment. They introduced and developed western education, which involved reading and writing. In the process, they subjected the Tugen education system to several changes and demands because they were dictated by the need to promote the overall colonial enterprise in Kenya.