Kenya's colonial journey began back in 1885 when the Germans established a protectorate over the Sultan of Zanzibar
. The Sultan had possessed the coastal town of Lamu, and established his authority of the place as a Muslim region. The British were to make their entry as a company known as Imperial British East Africa Company in 1888. There was to be some rivalry and the Germans relinquished Kenya to the company in 1890. From there British got a breakthrough to make Kenya their colony.
Kenya was then taken to another journey that involved the building of Kenya Uganda railway that would cut across the country. Many communities rebelled against this move led by their numerous community members. The British had to arrest or entice some communities so they could give in to allow the railway line to pass through. The journey was to be the most exciting ever. In Tsavo one of Kenya's main tourist destinations emerged the famous man-eaters. These were two famous lions that maimed and killed the Indian workers contracted by the British government to build the railway.
Kenya was to become a favorite tourist destination thanks to the man eaters of Tsavo. The original animals are now being displayed on the Field Museum of Natural History in Chicago Illinois. The animals are believed to have eaten over 35 Indian railway workers and killed more than a hundred. A famous movie known as the Ghost and Darkness' was shot around Tsavo to highlight the gloomy period that the workers underwent. Tsavo area has two national parks, the East and West Tsavo National Parks. The railway came to a standstill in a city called Kisumu on the western part of the country in 1900.