Kenya began it’s independence in 1957 and the first president of the Kenya African National Union political party was elected in 1960.
“In 1957 African members were elected to the Legislative Council through a direct election. 1959 saw the release of Kenyatta from detention in Kapenguria. Kenyatta continued with campaign for freedom while under house arrest. In 1960, the colonial government announced plans to transfer power to a democratically elected government. In 1962, the Lancaster constitution conference was held in London where the 1st Kenya constitution was made. Kenya achieved internal self-government on June 1st 1963. Kenya was declared a republic on December 12th 1963 with Jomo Kenyatta as 1st the president. Kenyatta died in 1978 and Daniel Arap Moi took over. “
“Jomo Kenyatta is still in detention in 1960, but his colleagues elect him president of their newly formed political party KANU (Kenya African National Union). He is released by the British in 1961. In London in 1962 he leads Kenya’s delegation in the negotiations for independence. The new nation is to include the coastal strip which until this time has been leased from the sultan of Zanzibar.”
The Zanzibar thing was discussed last month several places in the FR link below. Freeper BP2 has this info.
http://www.historyworld.net/wrldhis/PlainTextHistories.asp?historyid=ad21#ixzz0QShcG3Pc
http://www.enhols.com/kenya_safari/history.aspx
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2306351/posts?q=1&;page=4062
So to put it another way, saying Mombasa was part of Zanzibar in 1961 is like saying Hong Kong was part of China in 1961.