Heritage Management in East Africa Reference library
Herman O. Kiriama
The Oxford Encyclopedia of African Archaeology
...they were given to Germany in exchange for Germany renouncing all its claims on Uganda. After World War I, Belgium was mandated by the League of Nations, precursor of the UN, to administer Ruanda-Urundi until 1946 , when it became a Belgian trust territory under the UN ( Chrétien 2003 , 217–218). Kenya was the first among the East African countries to have colonial legislation governing the management and protection of heritage resources. In 1927 , the colonial government enacted the Ancient Monuments Preservation Ordinance in order to protect coastal...
