Kenya (pronounced as KEN-ya) is a country of East Africa, bordering Ethiopia, Somalia, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda and the Indian Ocean. Nairobi is its capital and largest city. Categories: Africa geography stubs | Eastern Africa ... The Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia (Ityopiya, Amharic ኢትዮጵያ) is a country situated in the Horn of Africa. ... Somalia (Somali: Soomaaliya; Arabic: الصومال, As-Sumal), formerly known as the Somali Democratic Republic, is an African country that exists solely in a de jure capacity. ... Foreign relations Main article: Foreign relations of Sudan Sudan has a territorial dispute with Egypt over the Halaib Triangle. ... The United Republic of Tanzania (Jamhuri ya Muungano wa Tanzania in Swahili) is a country on the east coast of central Africa. ... The Republic of Uganda is a country in east central Africa. ... The Indian Ocean is the third-largest body of water in the world, covering about 20% of the Earths water surface. ... Categories: Africa geography stubs | Capitals in Africa | Kenya ...

(Flag) (Coat of Arms)
National motto: Harambee (Swahili: Let's work together)
National anthem: Ee Mungu Nguvu Yetu (Oh God of All Creation)
Capital	Nairobi 1° 16′ S, 30° 53′ E
Largest city	Nairobi
Official languages	English, Swahili
Government President	Republic Mwai Kibaki
Independence  -Date	From the United Kingdom December 12, 1963
Area  - Total  - Water (%)	582,650 km² (46th) 2.3%
Population  - 2004 est.  - 2002 census  - Density	32,021,856 (37th) 31,138,735 53.4/km² (142)
GDP (PPP)  - Total  - Per capita	2003 estimate 33,028 (81) 1,035 (151)
Currency	Kenyan Shilling (KES)
Time zone  - Summer (DST)	MSK (UTC+3) not observed (UTC+3)
Internet TLD	.ke
Calling code	+254 (005 from Tanzania and Uganda)

File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... This image has been released into the public domain by the copyright holder, its copyright has expired, or it is ineligible for copyright. ... Flag ratio: 2:3 The flag of Kenya was adopted on December 12, 1963. ... Here is a list of state mottos for countries and their subdivisions around the world. ... Swahili (also called Kiswahili; see Kiswahili for a discussion of the nomenclature) is an agglutinative Bantu language widely spoken in East Africa. ... This is a list of national anthems. ... Ee Mungu Nguvu Yetu (Oh God of All Creation) is the national anthem of Kenya. ... Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... 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The following is a list of currently existing Internet Top-level domains (TLDs). ... .ke is the Internet country code top-level domain ( ccTLD) for Kenya. ... The United Republic of Tanzania (Jamhuri ya Muungano wa Tanzania in Swahili) is a country on the east coast of central Africa. ... The Republic of Uganda is a country in east central Africa. ...

History

Main article: History of Kenya Fossils found in East Africa suggest that protohumans roamed the area more than 20 million years ago. ...

Fossils found in East Africa suggest that protohumans roamed the area more than 20 million years ago. Recent finds near Kenya's Lake Turkana indicate that hominids like Homo habilis and Homo erectus lived in Kenya from 2.6 million years ago. View over Lake Turkana Lake Turkana, formerly known as Lake Rudolf, is a lake in the Great Rift Valley in Kenya (although the far northern end of the lake crosses into Ethiopia), which covers a surface area of 6405 km² (2473 mi²), making it the worlds largest permanent desert... Binomial name Homo habilis Leakey et al. ... Binomial name Homo erectus Dubois, 1894 Homo erectus (upright man) is a hominid species that is believed to be an ancestor of modern humans. ...

The colonial history of Kenya dates from the establishment of a German protectorate over the Sultan of Zanzibar's coastal possessions in 1885, followed by the arrival of the Imperial British East Africa Company in 1888. Incipient imperial rivalry was forestalled when Germany handed its coastal holdings to Britain in 1890. Map of Zanzibars main island Zanzibar, Tanzania, comprises a pair of islands off the east coast of Africa called Zanzibar (Unguja) (1994 est. ... 1885 is a common year starting on Thursday. ... The Imperial British East Africa Company was the administrator of British East Africa References Flags Of The World Categories: United Kingdom history stubs | Africa-related stubs ... 1888 is a leap year starting on Sunday (click on link for calendar). ... The word Britain is used to refer to the United Kingdom (UK) the island of Great Britain, which consists of the countries of England, Scotland, and Wales sometimes the Roman province called Britain or Britannia The word British generally means belonging to or associated with Britain in either of the...

During the early part of the 20th century the interior central highlands were settled by British and other European farmers, who became wealthy farming coffee. By the 1930s approximately 30,000 settlers lived in the area and were offered undue political powers due to their effects on the economy. The area was already home to over a million members of the Kikuyu tribe, most of whom had no land claims as lived as itinerant farmers. To protect their interests, the settlers banned the growing of coffee, and the landless were granted less and less land in exchange for their labour. A massive exodus to the cities ensued as their ability to provide a living from the land dwindled. (19th century - 20th century - 21st century - more centuries) Decades: 1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s As a means of recording the passage of time, the 20th century was that century which lasted from 1901–2000 in the sense of the Gregorian calendar (1900–1999 in the... Coffee beans and a cup of coffee Coffee as a drink, usually served hot, is prepared from the roasted seeds (beans) of the coffee plant. ... The Kĩkũyũ (otherwise spelled Gĩkũyũ) tribe is Kenyas most populous ethnic group. ...

From October 1952 to December 1959, Kenya was under a state of emergency arising from a rebellion against British rule. The first direct elections for Africans to the Legislative Council took place in 1957. Despite British hopes of handing power to "moderate" African rivals, it was the Kenya African National Union of Jomo Kenyatta, which formed a government shortly before Kenya became independent on December 12, 1963. A year later, Kenyatta became Kenya's first president. Jomo Kenyatta (October 20, 1892?–August 22, 1978) was an African politician, the first Prime Minister (1963–1964) and President (1964–1978) of an independent Kenya. ... December 12 is the 346th day (347th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Events January-February January 11 - The Whisky A Go-Go night club in Los Angeles, the first disco in the USA, is opened. ...

At Kenyatta's death in 1978, Daniel arap Moi became President, and in democratic multiparty elections in 1992 and 1997 won re-election. In 2002, Moi was constitutionally barred from running and Mwai Kibaki was elected President. Events January January 1 - The Copyright Act of 1976 takes effect, making sweeping changes to United States copyright law. ... Daniel Toroitich arap Moi (born September 2, 1924) was the President of Kenya from 1978 until 2002. ... Mwai Kibaki during an official state visit to the United States Emilio Mwai Kibaki (born November 15, 1931) is Kenyas president, an economist, and a political leader. ...

Politics

Main article: Politics of Kenya The unicameral National Assembly consists of 210 members elected to a term of up to five years from single-member constituencies, plus 12 members nominated by political parties on a proportional representation basis. ...

Ethnic divisions and a post-colonial constitution (a classic example of an independence constitution) that gives the president nearly unlimited powers and immunity from the law account for many of Kenya's problems. Independence constitution is the name commonly given by African political scientists to originating constitutions (many of which are extant) of former British colonies, primarily in Africa, which gained their independence approximately 1960-1990. ...

During the early 1990s, tribal clashes killed thousands and left tens of thousands homeless. US support kept the regime of Daniel arap Moi and his KANU party (which was western-leaning during the Cold War) in power from 1978 until 2002. Although the clause in the Kenyan constitution banning opposition parties was repealed in the 1990s (with the help of Smith Hempstone), Moi remained in power for a fourth term after the first multi-party elections in 1997 due to ethnic divisions (which propaganda from his KANU party helped foment) in the opposition. In addition, the election in 1997 was also marred by violence and fraud. In 2002, Mwai Kibaki - sponsored by the NARC coalition - became the first opposition presidential candidate to win an election in the country since independence. His coalition, NARC, was held together largely on the promises of constitutional reform and the assurances that he would appoint representatives from each of Kenya's major ethnic groups to important positions. His failure to fulfill these promises after the election have led to various strains, including the LDP splitting off from the NARC coalition. In addition, major voices from KANU--particularly Uhuru Kenyatta, son of first president Jomo Kenyatta--have been regaining popularity. "Yote yawezekana bila Kibaki" (Everything is possible without Kibaki) is the slogan for these strains, and the incumbent president will face a tough challenge come the next general election in 2007. Daniel Toroitich arap Moi (born September 2, 1924) was the President of Kenya from 1978 until 2002. ... There are three meanings for Kanu: KANU - the Kenya African National Union Kanu, Nwankwo - Nigerian footballer KANU FM 91. ... US ambassador to Kenya 1989-1993, Smith Hempstone was one of the few people in the country at the time to publicly voice criticism of President Daniel arap Moi and his party KANU. He was instrumental in the fight for multipartyism in Kenya, primarily by lending his substantial support to... Mwai Kibaki during an official state visit to the United States Emilio Mwai Kibaki (born November 15, 1931) is Kenyas president, an economist, and a political leader. ... Politics of Kenya Categories: Politics stubs | Kenyan political parties ... LDP may mean: Liberal Democratic Party, for example: Liberal Democratic Party (Japan) Linux Documentation Project laserdisc player This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... Uhuru Muigai Kenyatta (born October 1961) is the leader of the Kenya African National Union (KANU), the former ruling party of Kenya. ... Jomo Kenyatta (October 20, 1892?–August 22, 1978) was an African politician, the first Prime Minister (1963–1964) and President (1964–1978) of an independent Kenya. ...

Provinces

Map of Kenya

Main article: Provinces of Kenya From http://www. ... From http://www. ... Categories: Africa geography stubs | Lists of subnational entities | Kenya ...

Kenya is divided into 7 provinces and 1 area*: Province is a name for a secondary, or subnational entity of government in most countries. ...

• Central
• Coast
• Eastern
• Nairobi Area*
• North Eastern
• Nyanza
• Rift Valley
• Western

Kenya (pronounced either as KEN-ya or as KEEN-ya, the former being more common and thought to be correct) is a country of eastern Africa, bordering Somalia, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda and the Indian Ocean. ... The Indian Ocean coastal strip with the capital city at Mombasa and inhabited by the Mijikenda and Swahili among others. ... The Eastern Province of Kenya is one of seven regions of the country. ... Categories: Africa geography stubs | Capitals in Africa | Kenya ... Formerly Norther Frontier District covering most of Northern Kenya and inhabited by pastoralist communities. ... Nyanza - Wikipedia /**/ @import /skins/monobook/IE50Fixes. ... Rift Valley is the largest and one of the most economically vibrant provinces in Kenya. ... Western Province is an area of Kenya, bordering Uganda west of the Eastern Rift Valley inhabited mainly by the Luhya people. ...

Geography

Main article: Geography of Kenya This article describes the geography of Kenya. ...

Economy

Main article: Economy of Kenya After independence, Kenya promoted rapid economic growth through public investment, encouragement of smallholder agricultural production, and incentives for private (often foreign) industrial investment. ...

Kenya's main economic strengths include tourism and agriculture. The economy is only now beginning to show some growth after years of stagnation. Some argue that this slow economic growth is because of poor management and uneven commitment to reform; others insist that it is due to falling commodity prices and poor access to Western markets.

In 1993, the government of Kenya implemented a program of economic liberalization and reform that included the removal of import licensing, price controls, and foreign exchange controls. With the support of the World Bank, IMF, and other donors, the reforms led to a brief turnaround in economic performance following a period of negative growth in the early 1990s. One of the unintended consequence of freeing foreign exchange control was that it allowed a gold-and-diamond export scam (Goldenberg) in which the Kenyan government lost over 600 million US dollars. This resulted in a weak currency which hindered economic improvement. Kenya's GDP grew 5% in 1995 and 4% in 1996, and inflation remained under control. Growth slowed in 1997-1999 however. Political violence damaged the tourist industry, and Kenya's Enhanced Structural Adjustment Program lapsed. A new economic team was put in place in 1999 to revitalize the reform effort, strengthen the civil service, and curb corruption, but wary donors continue to question the government's commitment to western establishment ideas of sound economic policy. In general, liberalization refers to a relaxation of previous government restrictions, usually in areas of social or economic policy. ... In economics, incomes policies are wage and price controls used to fight inflation. ... Various forms of controls imposed by a government on the purchase/sale of foreign currencies by residents or on the purchase/sale of local currency by nonresidents. ... The International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD, in Romance languages: BIRD), better known as the World Bank, is an international organization whose original mission was to finance the reconstruction of nations devastated by WWII. Now, its mission has expanded to fight poverty by means of financing states. ... The flag of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) The International Monetary Fund (IMF) is the international organization entrusted with overseeing global financial system‘s current trade account balances of member states. ... Economic growth is the increase in the value of goods and services produced by an economy. ... Events and trends Technology Explosive growth of the Internet; decrease in the cost of computers and other technology Reduction in size and cost of mobile phones leads to a massive surge in their popularity Year 2000 problem (commonly known as Y2K) Microsoft Windows operating system becomes virtually ubiquitous on IBM... Kenya encourages exports (as do most countries) by granting tax-free status to businesses involved in the export of goods and sometimes subsidize the exports. ... In economics, the gross domestic product (GDP) is a measure of the amount of the economic production of a particular territory in financial capital terms during a specific time period. ... Inflation rates of five core members of the G8 from 1950 to 1994. ... Kenyas Enhanced Structural Adjustment Program was an ill-advised attempt at reforming the economy at the instigation of the Bretton Woods institutions within a one party political system to the detriment of the people. ...

Considered by some to be long-term barriers to development are: electricity shortages, the government's continued and allegedly inefficient dominance of key sectors, corruption, the foreign debt burden, unstable international commodity prices, poor communication infrastructure and the country's high population growth rate. This article is about political corruption. ...

Chief among Kenya's exports are: Flowers (Horticulture), Fruit and Vegetables, Tea and Coffee. Another key foreign exchange earner is tourism.

Demographics

Main article: Demographics of Kenya Kenya has a very diverse population that includes most major language groups of Africa. ...

Ethnic tensions account for many of Kenya's problems. During the early 1990s, tribal clashes killed thousands and left tens of thousands homeless. Ethnically split opposition groups allowed the regime of Daniel arap Moi, in power from 1978 until 2002, to be re-elected for four terms, with the election in 1997 being marred by violence and fraud. Daniel Toroitich arap Moi (born September 2, 1924) was the President of Kenya from 1978 until 2002. ...

Ethnic groups: Kĩkũyũ 22%, Luhya 14%, Luo 13%, Kalenjin 12%, Kamba 11%, Kisii 6%, Meru 6%, other African 15%, non-African (Asian, European, and Arab) 1% The Kĩkũyũ (otherwise spelled Gĩkũyũ) tribe is Kenyas most populous ethnic group. ... Luhya (Luhia) (Abaluhya) is a group of Bantu languages spoken in the western part of Kenya by about 5 million people residing between Lake Victoria, Uganda and Mount Elgon. ... The Luo are a people of Western Kenya Uganda and Tanzania. ... The Kalenjin is a combination of seven tribes of a Nilotic ethnic group or tribe living in the Great Rift Valley in western Kenya. ... There is also Kemba in Gabon, see Kemba, Gabon The Kamba people (Wakamba) are a Bantu people who live in the semi-arid Eastern Province of Kenya stretching east from Nairobi to Tsavo and north up to Embu, Kenya. ... Kisii is one of the six districts of Nyanza Province in SW Kenya, and is divided into five local authorities and eleven administrative districts. ... Meru District is the home of the Meru tribe, which is sometimes described as being related to other tribes living around the Mt. ... Arab (disambiguation). ...

Religious affiliation: Various Protestant 38%, Roman Catholic 28%, Muslim 6%, Traditional Religions 22%. Protestantism is a general grouping of denominations within Christianity. ... The Catholic Church in Kenya is part of the worldwide Roman Catholic Church, under the spiritual leadership of the Pope and curia in Rome. ... Islam ( Arabic al-islām الإسلام,  listen?) the submission to God is a monotheistic faith and the worlds second-largest religion. ...

See also: List of cities in Kenya, Maasai. This is a list of cities in Kenya: Bungoma Dadaab Eldoret Garissa Homa Bay Kakamega Kisumu Kitale Lamu Lodwar Machakos Muiga Malindi Mandera Marsabit Meru Mombasa Moyale Nyeri Nairobi Naivasha Nakuru Namanga Narumoro Nanyuki Samburu Wajir Webuye See also: List of cities External link Map Categories: Lists of cities ... A Maasai tribesman The Maasai or Masai are an indigenous African tribe of semi-nomadic people located primarily in Kenya and northern Tanzania. ...

Culture

Main article: Culture of Kenya Culture of Kenya - Kenya has no unique culture that identifies it. ...

• National parks (Kenya)
• List of Kenyans
• Music of Kenya
• List of writers from Kenya

The national park system of Kenya is maintained by the Kenya Wildlife Service. ... The following lists give a categorised overview of notable people from east-African country Kenya: Politicians Daniel arap Moi Jomo Kenyatta Uhuru Kenyatta Mwai Kibaki Tom Mboya Oginga Odinga Barack Obama (his father was Kenyan) Dedan Kimathi Appolo Ohanga Ronald Ngala Paul Ngei Raila Odinga Dr. Odhiambo Mbai J. M... Out of all the African countries, Kenya has perhaps the most diverse assortment of popular music forms, in addition to multiple types of folk music. ... African Writers (by country): This is a list of literary figures from the African continent, listed by country, including poets, novelists, childrens writers, essayists, and scholars, listed by country. ...

Miscellaneous topics

• Communications in Kenya
  • Established internet service provider Inter-Connect Ltd. [1] (http://www.iconnect.co.ke)
  • One of the major newspapers in Kenya is The Daily Nation. Daily Nation Online (http://www.nationaudio.com/News/DailyNation/Today/)
  • Oldest daily newspaper The Standard. The Standard (http://www.eastandard.net/)
• Transportation in Kenya
  • Kenya's National Airliner Kenya Airways.
• Military of Kenya
• Foreign relations of Kenya

Telephones - main lines in use: 310,000 (2001) Telephones - mobile cellular phone: 540,000 (2001) Telephone system: unreliable; little attempt to modernize except for service to business domestic: trunks are primarily microwave radio relay; data commonly transferred by a very small aperature terminal (VSAT) system international: satellite earth stations - 4... An Internet Service Provider (ISP) is a business or organization that offers users access to the Internet and related services. ... Interconnect Limited is a Kenyan Internet Service Provider (internet service provider) in operation since 1997. ... The Daily Nation, an independent newspaper with a daily circulation of about 150,000 copies is the most influential newspaper in Kenya, Total readership is over 3 million as each copy is read by an average of 25 people. ... The Standard is a Hong Kong English language business newspaper which is published by Sing Tao Media Holdings Ltd. ... Railways: total: 2,778 km narrow gauge: 2,778 km 1. ... Kenya Airways Boeing 767 Kenya Airways is the national airline of the Republic of Kenya in East Africa. ... Military branches: Army, Navy, Air Force Military manpower - availability: males age 15-49: 7,938,865 (2002 est. ... Despite internal tensions in Sudan and Ethiopia, Kenya has maintained good relations with its northern neighbors. ...

External links

• Kenya government (http://www.kenya.go.ke/)
• World Factbook[2]  (http://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/ke.html)
• Goldenberg scam (http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/3733489.stm)
• Public holidays (http://www.kenyaembassy.com/public_holidays.html)
• Kenya Broadcasting Corporation (http://www.kbc.co.ke/)
• Kenyan Newspapers (http://www.dmoz.org/Regional/Africa/Kenya/News_and_Media/Newspapers/)
• Human Rights Watch on Kenya (http://hrw.org/doc?t=africa&c=kenya)

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