Kenya
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Big cities n Nairobi Population: 2. 9 Mio n Mombasa Population: 1 Mio n Nakuru Population: 500, 000
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Post-colonial history n Attained n The n In it‘s independence in 1963. first president Jomo Kenyatta. 1964, joined the commonwealth. n One- party government. n New player on the international business world.
Origins of the country's name n The country is named after mount Kenya n Avery significant landmark in kenya n Second highest among the mountain peaks of Africa. n Pronunced as ‘‘Kenia‘‘ in the beginning.
Government n Kenya is a presidential representative democratic republic with a multi-party system. n Executive power is exercised by the head of state. n Legislative power which is vested in the National assembly. n The Judiciary is independent.
Education n The education system consist of; early childhood education, primary, secondary and college. n Early childhood education takes at least three years. n primary eight years(KCPE). n secondary four(KCSE). n n university four or six years depending on the course. Grade A A- B+ B B- C+ C C- D+ D D- E Points 12 11 10 987654321
n Three quarters of the Kenya people work in agriculture. n Kenya is a main exporter of coffee and tea. n Kenya also has a small industrial sector n Tourism is rapidly growing as a sector and is now the main source of foreign income
Famous people from Kenya n Jomo Kenyatta First president
Famous people from Kenya n Richard Leakey Paleontologist, archaeologist.
Famous people from Kenya n Prof. Wanagari Maathai Nobel prize winner 2008
Famous people from Kenya n Paul Tergat successful longdistance runners of all time
Religion n n The majority of the Kenya people are Christians Often mixed with traditional beliefs n 45% are Protestant and 33% Roman Catholic n 10% are Muslim n indigenous beliefs 10% n other 2%
