ence ▁Act ▁ 1 9 6 3 ▁which ▁established ▁the ▁" D omin ion ▁of ▁Ken ya ", ▁with ▁Queen ▁Elizabeth ▁II ▁as ▁head ▁of ▁state . ▁ ▁M ze e ▁J omo ▁Ken y atta ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁prime ▁minister . ▁J aram og i ▁O ging a ▁Od ing a ▁was ▁named ▁Ken y atta ' s ▁first ▁vice - pres ident . ▁On ▁ 2 6 ▁May ▁ 1 9 6 3 , ▁Ken ya ▁had ▁its ▁first ▁elections ▁and ▁a ▁new ▁red , ▁green , ▁black ▁and ▁white ▁flag ▁was ▁introduced . ▁Ex actly ▁ 1 2 ▁months ▁later ▁on ▁ 1 2 ▁December ▁ 1 9 6 4 , ▁Ken ya ▁became ▁a ▁republic ▁under ▁the ▁name ▁" Rep ublic ▁of ▁Ken ya ". ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁▁ ▁Mau ▁Mau ▁U pr ising ▁( 1 9 5 2 ) ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Further ▁reading ▁ ▁K itch ing , ▁G av in ▁N . ▁Class ▁and ▁economic ▁change ▁in ▁Ken ya : ▁The ▁making ▁of ▁an ▁African ▁petite ▁b our ge ois ie ▁ 1 9 0 5 - 1 9 7 0 ▁( Y ale ▁University ▁Press , ▁ 1 9 8 0 ) ▁ ▁L ons dale , ▁John , ▁and ▁Bruce ▁B erman . ▁" C op ing ▁with ▁the ▁contradict ions : ▁the ▁development ▁of ▁the ▁colonial ▁state ▁in ▁Ken ya , ▁ 1 8 9 5 – 1 9 1 4 ." ▁Journal ▁of ▁African ▁History ▁ 2 0 # 0 4 ▁(