The Young Kikuyu Association (YKA) was formed in

Kenya ) , national_anthem = "Ee Mungu Nguvu Yetu"() , image_map = , map_caption = , image_map2 = , capital = Nairobi , coordinates = , largest_city = Nairobi , ...

on 10 June 1921, as a break away organisation from the

Kikuyu Association Kikuyu or Gikuyu (Gĩkũyũ) mostly refers to an ethnic group in Kenya or its associated language. It may also refer to: *Kikuyu people, a majority ethnic group in Kenya *Kikuyu language, the language of Kikuyu people *Kikuyu, Kenya, a town in Centr ...

(KA). In July 1921 it was renamed the

East Africa Association East or Orient is one of the four cardinal directions or points of the compass. It is the opposite direction from west and is the direction from which the Sun rises on the Earth. Etymology As in other languages, the word is formed from the f ...

(EAA).

Harry Thuku Harry Thuku (1895 – 14 June 1970) was a Kenyan politician, one of the pioneers in the development of modern African nationalism in Kenya. He helped found the Young Kikuyu Association and the East African Association before being arrested and ...

, who had previously been secretary of the KA, felt that the KA was not demanding enough from the British Authorities in Kenya and that grievances should be sent directly to London. Young Kikuyu Association was formed to protest against; land alienation by the colonial government The kipande system taxation on Africans Poor wages and poor working conditions Harry Thuku held public meetings where he addressed the evils of colonial rule. he advocated on total liberation of african land from the colonial government Thuku through YKA sent a document containing the grievances to the Native commissioner O.H. Watkins but never sorted them out. Harry Thuku felt that YKA was not effective as such and he formed EAA on July 1921 to give it a national outlook Harry Thuku's idea was to recruit a bigger representation and a more sound organization that would fight for change even outside kenya's boundaries

References

History of Kenya Political parties established in 1921 British Kenya Defunct political parties in Kenya 1920 establishments in Kenya Political parties with year of disestablishment missing {{Kenya-party-stub