asa ▁to ▁German ▁East ▁Africa ▁which ▁were ▁le ased ▁from ▁the ▁Sultan . ▁The ▁British ▁" s phere ▁of ▁influence ", ▁agreed ▁at ▁the ▁Berlin ▁Conference ▁of ▁ 1 8 8 5 , ▁extended ▁up ▁the ▁coast ▁and ▁in land ▁across ▁the ▁future ▁Ken ya ▁and ▁after ▁ 1 8 9 0 ▁included ▁U g anda ▁as ▁well . ▁M omb asa ▁was ▁the ▁administrative ▁centre ▁at ▁this ▁time . ▁ ▁However , ▁the ▁company ▁began ▁to ▁fail , ▁and ▁on ▁ 1 ▁July ▁ 1 8 9 5 ▁the ▁British ▁government ▁proc laimed ▁a ▁prote ctor ate , ▁the ▁East ▁Africa ▁Prote ctor ate , ▁the ▁administration ▁being ▁transferred ▁to ▁the ▁Foreign ▁Office . ▁In ▁ 1 9 0 2 ▁administration ▁was ▁again ▁transferred ▁to ▁the ▁Col onial ▁Office ▁and ▁the ▁U g anda ▁territory ▁was ▁incorpor ated ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁prote ctor ate ▁also . ▁In ▁ 1 8 9 7 ▁Lord ▁Del am ere , ▁the ▁pione er ▁of ▁white ▁settlement , ▁arrived ▁in ▁the ▁Ken ya ▁high lands , ▁which ▁was ▁then ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁Prote ctor ate . ▁Lord ▁Del am ere ▁was ▁im pressed ▁by ▁the ▁agricult ural ▁possibilities ▁of ▁the ▁area . ▁In ▁ 1 9 0 2 ▁the ▁boundaries ▁of ▁the ▁Prote ctor ate ▁were ▁extended ▁to ▁include ▁what ▁was ▁previously ▁the ▁Eastern ▁Province ▁of ▁U g anda . ▁Also , ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 2 , ▁the ▁East ▁Africa ▁Sy nd icate ▁received ▁a ▁grant ▁of ▁ ▁to ▁promote ▁white ▁settlement ▁in