▁an ▁agreement ▁between ▁the ▁United ▁Kingdom ▁and ▁the ▁Sultan ▁dated ▁ 1 4 ▁December ▁ 1 8 9 5 . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁ 1 9 2 0 s ▁n atives ▁object ed ▁to ▁the ▁res ervation ▁of ▁the ▁White ▁High lands ▁for ▁Europe ans , ▁especially ▁British ▁war ▁veter ans . ▁Bit tern ess ▁grew ▁between ▁the ▁n atives ▁and ▁the ▁Europe ans . ▁The ▁population ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 1 ▁was ▁estimated ▁at ▁ 2 , 3 7 6 , 0 0 0 , ▁of ▁whom ▁ 9 , 6 5 1 ▁were ▁Europe ans , ▁ 2 2 , 8 2 2 ▁Indians , ▁and ▁ 1 0 , 1 0 2 ▁Arab s . ▁M omb asa , ▁the ▁largest ▁city ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 1 , ▁had ▁a ▁population ▁of ▁ 3 2 , 0 0 0 ▁at ▁that ▁time . ▁ ▁The ▁Col ony ▁and ▁the ▁Prote ctor ate ▁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