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From Kenya's capital Nairobi

Economy and Business in Kenya

Kenya is one of the most economically developed countries in Africa, with a complex business sector based on agriculture, and with a modern sector with significant industry and a substantial service sector, including tourism....

Kenya's Foreign Policy

Kenya’s Foreign Policy

Traditionally, Kenya’s foreign policy has concentrated on neighboring Tanzania and Uganda, as well as fostering close relations with the United Kingdom and the United States. Regionally, in part because of its relatively modern and...

Daniel arap Moi

Kenya’s Contemporary History

Kenya became an independent country in 1964. In the period up to 1982, Kenya had a kind of multi-party system, but in reality one party dominated: Kenya African National Union (KANU). In 1982, Kenya...

Jomo Kenyatta

The History of Kenya

The History of Kenya Kenya has been populated by people for a very long time. Some of the oldest human remains are found in the country. However, Kenya’s written history is short, with a...

Kenya's Army

Kenya’s Defense

Kenya has volunteer military service. Kenya has defense and security policy agreements with the United Kingdom and defense policy ties with the United States. The total force figures for Kenya’s armed forces are 24...

Kenya's President

Kenya’s Political System

Kenya is a republic in East Africa, which has been an independent country since 1964, governed by a constitution of 1963, last revised in 2001. Constitution and political system According to the Constitution, Kenya...

African elephant in Kenya

Geography of Kenya

The majority of Kenya is made up of crystalline bedrock, forming large plateau masses 1000–3000 meters above sea level, the Kenyan highlands. The highest areas consist of younger volcanic material, lava decks and volcanic...

Giraffes on the savanna

Kenya

Kenya is a republic in East Africa, bordering Somalia in the northeast, Ethiopia in the north, South Sudan in the northwest, Uganda in the west, and Tanzania in the south. The country faces the...