6 results of the interaction between the people of the kenyan coast and the Arabs

During the colonial period of Arabs living in Kenya much economic, socio-cultural and political influences occurred. Islam was introduced to the region; commercial trade between the regions increased enormously (both export and import); the modest living of the Arabs developed a sensibility to trade in the early colonialist period forming more capital for investment; there was a relative amount of hostility due to the apolitical nature of the Yemeni Arabs in becoming involved with the Kenyan Politics; the intermarriage of Arabs and Kenyans resulted in the formation of the Swahili people forming the Bantu Language which resulted from heavy Arab influence.