▁alt itude . ▁Rain fall ▁is ▁fairly ▁reliable , ▁falling ▁in ▁two ▁seasons , ▁one ▁from ▁early ▁March ▁to ▁May ▁( the ▁long ▁ra ins ) ▁and ▁a ▁second ▁during ▁October ▁and ▁November ▁( the ▁short ▁ra ins ). ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁The ▁province ▁is ▁inhab ited ▁by ▁the ▁K ik uy u ▁speaking ▁community ▁who ▁are ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁Ken ya ▁Eastern ▁B ant u . ▁ ▁During ▁Ken ya ' s ▁colon ization ▁by ▁the ▁British , ▁much ▁of ▁the ▁province ▁was ▁regarded ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁' [ White ▁High lands ] ', ▁for ▁the ▁exclusive ▁use ▁of ▁the ▁sett ler ▁community . ▁Therefore ▁it ▁saw ▁political ▁activity ▁from ▁the ▁local ▁communities ▁who ▁felt ▁that ▁they ▁had ▁an ▁ancest ral ▁right ▁to ▁the ▁land . ▁This ▁t ension ▁cul min ated ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 5 0 s ▁with ▁the ▁Mau ▁Mau ▁re bell ion ; ▁it ▁saw ▁the ▁region ▁placed ▁under ▁a ▁state ▁of ▁emer gency ▁and ▁the ▁arrest ▁of ▁many ▁prominent ▁political ▁leaders . ▁ ▁References ▁▁ ▁Category : Pop ulated ▁places ▁in ▁Central ▁Province ▁( K en ya ) <0x0A> </s> ▁Ban ca ▁Pop olare ▁di ▁An con a ▁S . p . A . ▁is ▁an ▁Italian ▁bank ▁based ▁in ▁Jes i , ▁in ▁the ▁Province ▁of ▁An con a , ▁Mar che . ▁it ▁is ▁a ▁subs idi ary ▁of ▁U BI ▁Ban ca . ▁ ▁History ▁The ▁former ▁co oper ative ▁bank ▁was ▁found ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 1 ▁in ▁Jes i