▁the ▁Prote ctor ate ▁of ▁Ken ya ▁each ▁came ▁to ▁an ▁end ▁on ▁ 1 2 ▁December ▁ 1 9 6 3 . ▁The ▁United ▁Kingdom ▁c eded ▁so vere ig nt y ▁over ▁the ▁Col ony ▁of ▁Ken ya ▁and , ▁under ▁an ▁agreement ▁dated ▁ 8 ▁October ▁ 1 9 6 3 , ▁the ▁Sultan ▁agreed ▁that ▁simultane ous ▁with ▁independence ▁for ▁Ken ya , ▁the ▁Sultan ▁would ▁ce ase ▁to ▁have ▁so vere ig nt y ▁over ▁the ▁Prote ctor ate ▁of ▁Ken ya . ▁In ▁this ▁way , ▁Ken ya ▁became ▁an ▁independent ▁country ▁under ▁the ▁Ken ya ▁Independ ence ▁Act ▁ 1 9 6 3 . ▁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 ". ▁▁ 1 9 6 3 / 1 9 6 4 ▁- ▁Z anz ib ar ▁Prote ctor ate ▁ended ▁and ▁Sultan ▁de posed ▁ ▁On ▁ 1 0 ▁December ▁ 1 9 6 3 , ▁the ▁Prote ctor ate ▁that ▁had ▁existed ▁over ▁Z anz ib ar ▁since ▁ 1 8 9 0 ▁was ▁terminated ▁by ▁the ▁United ▁Kingdom . ▁The ▁United ▁Kingdom ▁did ▁not ▁grant ▁Z anz ib ar ▁independence , ▁as ▁such , ▁because ▁the ▁UK ▁never ▁had ▁so vere ig nt y ▁over ▁Z anz ib ar . ▁R ather , ▁by ▁the ▁Z anz ib ar ▁Act ▁ 1 9 6 3 ▁of ▁the ▁United