Abstract: The British government in Africa decided to build the railway from Kenya to Uganda to connect the interior parts. For this they needed a labour force on a large scale. The slavery, the system for obtaining cheap labour, was banished. Therefore British employed Indians on a contract basis to build the railway line. They were called ‘indentured labours’. As the process started labourers faced many difficulties. This article describes how the Indians adjusted in the difficult situations while construction of Kenya-Uganda railway was going on. After the completion railway was useful to African society in many ways. The article explains the important role Indian indentured labours played in constructing the railway and later what changes the railway brought in the African society.
Keywords: railway, labour force, large scale, African society.
Title: Contribution of Indians in Kenya-Uganda Railway
Author: Chitra Gadgil
International Journal of Social Science and Humanities Research
ISSN 2348-3156 (Print), ISSN 2348-3164 (online)
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