6results 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.

He sailed off course on his way back to greenland and ended up in north america