▁the ▁High lands . ▁Lord ▁Del am ere ▁now ▁comm enced ▁extensive ▁far ming ▁operations , ▁and ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 5 , ▁when ▁a ▁large ▁number ▁of ▁new ▁sett lers ▁arrived ▁from ▁England ▁and ▁South ▁Africa , ▁the ▁Prote ctor ate ▁was ▁transferred ▁from ▁the ▁authority ▁of ▁the ▁Foreign ▁Office ▁to ▁that ▁of ▁the ▁Col onial ▁Office . ▁The ▁capital ▁was ▁shift ed ▁from ▁M omb asa ▁to ▁N airo bi ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 5 . ▁A ▁regular ▁Government ▁and ▁Legisl ature ▁were ▁constit uted ▁by ▁Order ▁in ▁Council ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 6 . ▁This ▁constit uted ▁the ▁administrator ▁a ▁governor ▁and ▁provided ▁for ▁legisl ative ▁and ▁executive ▁coun c ils . ▁Lieutenant ▁Colonel ▁J . ▁Hay es ▁Sad ler ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁governor ▁and ▁commander ▁in ▁chief . ▁There ▁were ▁occas ional ▁troubles ▁with ▁local ▁tribes ▁but ▁the ▁country ▁was ▁opened ▁up ▁by ▁the ▁Government ▁and ▁the ▁colon ists ▁with ▁little ▁blood sh ed . ▁After ▁the ▁First ▁World ▁War , ▁more ▁far mers ▁arrived ▁from ▁England ▁and ▁South ▁Africa , ▁and ▁by ▁ 1 9 1 9 ▁the ▁European ▁population ▁was ▁estimated ▁at ▁ 9 , 0 0 0 ▁sett lers . ▁▁ 1 9 2 0 ▁- ▁Sultan ▁los es ▁so vere ig nt y ▁over ▁what ▁became ▁the ▁Col ony ▁of ▁Ken ya ▁ ▁On ▁ 2 3 ▁July ▁ 1 9 2 0 , ▁the ▁in land ▁areas ▁of ▁the ▁East ▁Africa ▁Prote ctor ate ▁were ▁an nex ed ▁as ▁British ▁domin