. ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁British ▁colon ies , ▁the ▁laws ▁were ▁typically ▁made ▁by ▁a ▁British ▁Governor ▁and ▁legisl ative ▁council , ▁but ▁in ▁the ▁prote ctor ates ▁and ▁pr inc ely ▁states ▁local ▁r ul ers ▁retained ▁their ▁traditional ▁administrative ▁authority ▁and ▁ability ▁to ▁legisl ate , ▁subject ▁to ▁British ▁control ▁of ▁certain ▁areas . ▁Ind irect ▁rule ▁was ▁particularly ▁effective ▁in ▁en abling ▁the ▁British ▁to ▁explo it ▁natural ▁resources ▁and ▁raw ▁materials ▁of ▁vast ▁sub ordinate ▁nations . ▁The ▁establishment ▁of ▁naval ▁and ▁military ▁bases ▁in ▁strateg ic ▁points ▁around ▁the ▁glo be ▁maintained ▁the ▁necessary ▁power ▁to ▁under pin ▁such ▁control . ▁ ▁Pract ical ▁implementation ▁ ▁Ind irect ▁rule ▁was ▁che aper ▁and ▁easier ▁for ▁the ▁European ▁powers ▁and , ▁in ▁particular , ▁it ▁required ▁fewer ▁administr ators , ▁but ▁had ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁problems . ▁In ▁many ▁cases , ▁European ▁authorities ▁emp ower ed ▁local ▁traditional ▁leaders , ▁as ▁in ▁the ▁case ▁of ▁the ▁mon archy ▁of ▁U g anda , ▁but ▁if ▁no ▁suitable ▁leader ▁could ▁be ▁found ▁( in ▁the ▁traditional ▁Western ▁sense ▁of ▁the ▁term ), ▁the ▁Europe ans ▁would ▁simply ▁choose ▁local ▁r ul ers ▁to ▁suit ▁them . ▁This ▁was ▁the ▁case ▁in ▁Ken ya ▁and ▁Southern ▁Niger ia , ▁and ▁the ▁new ▁leaders , ▁often ▁called ▁" w arr ant ▁chief s ", ▁ ▁were ▁not ▁always ▁supported ▁by ▁the ▁local ▁population . ▁The ▁European ▁r uling ▁classes ▁also ▁often ▁chose ▁local ▁leaders ▁with ▁similar ▁tra its ▁to ▁their ▁own ,