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=== The Zionist expedition to East Africa ===
In December 1904, the Zionist Organization dispatched a special commission to [[Uasin Gishu County|Uasin Gishu]] to assess if the conditions were suitable for Jewish settlement. The commission was composed of Major Alfred St Hill Gibbons, a British veteran of the Boer War and a well-known explorer; Alfred Kaiser, a Swiss orientalist and advisor for the [[Northwest Cameroon Company]]; and Nachum Wilbush, a Zionist engineer.<ref name=":2" /><ref name=":5" /> Although there were disparities in their final reports, with the climate used to argue for and against the Jewish settlement, the main reason for the rejection of the Plan in 1905 was partly due to the opposition by the former high commissioner of East Africa and the white settlers in the area. This led the British to withdraw the offer.<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":5" />