▁Prote ctor ate ▁was ▁transformed ▁into ▁a ▁British ▁Crown ▁col ony ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 0 . ▁Techn ically , ▁the ▁' Col ony ▁of ▁Ken ya ' ▁referred ▁to ▁the ▁interior ▁lands , ▁while ▁a ▁ ▁coast al ▁strip ▁( n omin ally ▁on ▁le ase ▁from ▁the ▁Sultan ▁of ▁Z anz ib ar ) ▁was ▁the ▁' Pro te ctor ate ▁of ▁Ken ya ' ▁but ▁the ▁two ▁were ▁controlled ▁as ▁a ▁single ▁administrative ▁unit . ▁The ▁col ony ▁came ▁to ▁an ▁end ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 3 ▁when ▁a ▁black ▁majority ▁government ▁was ▁elected ▁for ▁the ▁first ▁time ▁and ▁eventually ▁declared ▁independence ▁as ▁Ken ya . ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁The ▁Col ony ▁and ▁Prote ctor ate ▁of ▁Ken ya ▁was ▁established ▁on ▁ 1 1 ▁June ▁ 1 9 2 0 ▁when ▁the ▁territ ories ▁of ▁the ▁former ▁East ▁Africa ▁Prote ctor ate ▁( except ▁those ▁parts ▁of ▁that ▁Prote ctor ate ▁over ▁which ▁His ▁Majesty ▁the ▁Sultan ▁of ▁Z anz ib ar ▁had ▁so vere ig nt y ) ▁were ▁an nex ed ▁by ▁the ▁UK . ▁The ▁Ken ya ▁Prote ctor ate ▁was ▁established ▁on ▁ 1 3 ▁August ▁ 1 9 2 0 ▁when ▁the ▁territ ories ▁of ▁the ▁former ▁East ▁Africa ▁Prote ctor ate ▁which ▁were ▁not ▁an nex ed ▁by ▁the ▁UK ▁were ▁established ▁as ▁a ▁British ▁Prote ctor ate . ▁The ▁Prote ctor ate ▁of ▁Ken ya ▁was ▁govern ed ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁Col ony ▁of ▁Ken ya ▁by ▁virtue ▁of