ions ▁by ▁Order ▁in ▁Council . ▁That ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁former ▁Prote ctor ate ▁was ▁thereby ▁constit uted ▁as ▁the ▁Col ony ▁of ▁Ken ya ▁and ▁from ▁that ▁time , ▁the ▁Sultan ▁of ▁Z anz ib ar ▁ceased ▁to ▁be ▁so ver eign ▁over ▁that ▁territory . ▁The ▁remaining ▁ ▁wide ▁coast al ▁strip ▁( with ▁the ▁exception ▁of ▁W itu ) ▁remained ▁a ▁Prote ctor ate ▁under ▁an ▁agreement ▁with ▁the ▁Sultan ▁of ▁Z anz ib ar . ▁That ▁coast al ▁strip , ▁remaining ▁under ▁the ▁so vere ig nt y ▁of ▁the ▁Sultan ▁of ▁Z anz ib ar , ▁was ▁constit uted ▁as ▁the ▁Prote ctor ate ▁of ▁Ken ya ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 0 . ▁ ▁The ▁Prote ctor ate ▁of ▁Ken ya ▁was ▁govern ed ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁Col ony ▁of ▁Ken ya ▁by ▁virtue ▁of ▁an ▁agreement ▁between ▁the ▁United ▁Kingdom ▁and ▁the ▁Sultan ▁dated ▁ 1 4 ▁December ▁ 1 8 9 5 . ▁In ▁summary , ▁the ▁" Col ony ▁of ▁Ken ya " ▁referred ▁to ▁the ▁interior ▁lands . ▁The ▁" Pro te ctor ate ▁of ▁Ken ya " ▁was ▁a ▁ ▁coast al ▁strip ▁together ▁with ▁certain ▁islands ▁which ▁remained ▁under ▁the ▁so vere ig nt y ▁of ▁the ▁Sultan ▁of ▁Z anz ib ar ▁until ▁the ▁independence ▁of ▁Ken ya . ▁▁ 1 9 6 3 ▁- ▁Sultan ▁c edes ▁so vere ig nt y ▁over ▁the ▁Prote ctor ate ▁of ▁Ken ya ▁ ▁The ▁Col ony ▁of ▁Ken ya ▁and