So many African countries were under the rule of the colonial masters and Kenya was not an exception. Many African nations wanted to gain their independence which is freedom from their colonial masters and with the help of the founding president and liberation icon Jomo Kenyatta, Kenya gained their Independence on December 12, 1963 from the United Kingdom. Kenya is located in the Eastern part of Africa bordering the Indian Ocean between Somalia and Tanzania. The capital of Kenya is Nairobi and Kenya has a population of about 39,002,772 people. The country is blessed with natural resources such as Limestone, soda ash, salt, fluorspar, zinc, diatomite, gypsum, wildlife, and hydropower. Kenya’s total land area is about 569,140 sq km while the total land area is about 11,227 sq km which gives it a total of 580,367 sq km.
Though Kenya had problems after independence, they still achieved a reasonable amount or degree of political stability under the one party rule of Jomo Kenyatta. Kenyatta allowed foreign investors to remit profits and to own properties even though sometimes on condition of government co-ownership. He also struck a deal with Britain to help finance a massive land purchase which included the transfer of land of 6,070 sq km of land and it fostered a privileged class of African plantation owners. He also spent a third of the national budget on education in the country. Under Kenyatta’s presidency, Kenya’s economic performance was better than most African countries as at that time. Despite the fact that there were severe drought, two oil shocks, ethnic conflict and border skirmishes, the rate of economic growth was among the highest in the continent.
After Kenyatta’s death in 1978, the vice president Daniel arap Moi suc...
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Illicit drugs are a problem Kenya is facing. There is a widespread harvesting of small plots of marijuana: transit country for South Asian heroin and its destination is for Europe and North America. India methaqualone ( a hypnotic drug) also transits on way to South Africa. This is a significant potential for money-laundering activity given the Kenya status as a regional financial centre, massive corruption and relatively high level of narcotics associated activities. Kenya has the problem of young girls turning into prostitutes in order to make “big bucks”. Kenya is also faced with social problems and reproductive hazards are one of the many other social as well as health problems that Kenya is suffering through. Due to this, many young mothers are dying because of lack of proper medical attention they deserve at that critical moment.
Kenya is in a malnourished area, so the farmers should sell their produce more locally for better improvements
In East Africa, there is an area know as the Great Rift Valley. It is in this Great Rift Valley, where the world’s most dominant long distance runners come from, Kenya. In the past three decades, runners from Kenya have simply dominated the sport of long distance running in all facets including cross-country, track, and the marathon. In the world rankings for marathon running, Kenyans hold 8 of the top 10 spots for the men and 6 of the top ten spots in women’s rankings. (Entine, Par. 2) But how can one country be so overpowering in a sport that anyone can participate in? There are a number of factors that all work together to make Kenyan runners the best of the best. Rigorous training regimens, the physical geography of Kenya, country and world support of the athletes, genetics and early participation of children are all factors in the study of why Kenyan runners are by far the best long distance runners in the world. To start off, you must look at the physical geography in which the Kenyans train.
Kenya has been a symbol of East African solidarity, as they gained a reluctant sovereignty after years of ram shaking batter with colonialist Britain. Many factors contributed to the gaining of Kenyan independence in December 1963, using both aggressive and passive styles of rebellion they rebuked colonial autocracy and gained their independence.
Somalia is a country located in the Horn of Africa. It is bordered by Ethiopia to the west, Djibouti to the northwest, Kenya to the southwest, the Gulf of Aden to the north, and the Indian Ocean to the east. With the longest coastline on the continent, its terrain consists mainly of plateaus, plains, and highlands. It is made up of the former British Protectorate of Somaliland and Italy’s former Trust Territory of Somalia. Somalia’s modern history began in the late 1800’s, when European powers began to trade and settle in the Somalia area. These events and the events that occurred during the 20th century helped shape the modern Somalia government and culture today.
The location and vast array of natural resources in Africa have led it to settled and exploited by many Asian and European countries in the past. The events in Africa’s past have greatly influenced its political, social, and economic well being today. Africa is situated below the continent of Europe and is west of the continent of Asia. It is boarded on its north coast by the Mediterranean sea and lies in between the Atlantic and Indian oceans. Because Africa is almost completely surrounded by water and near large trading areas like the Mediterranean, it became very susceptible to colonialism from European and Asian countries. Colonialism and the discovery of natural resources in Africa’s past have caused the volatile political climates, social inequality and economic opportunities, that are seen throughout Africa today.
Kenya is a country in East Africa on the coast of the Indian Ocean. Nairobi is the largest city and capital. As of 2016, the population was 48.46 million, but by the year 2025, the population should increase by 2.20 percent, making the population 66,959,993 people. Kenya has an increasing birth and death rate. Kenya's currency is called Kenyan shilling. One Kenyan shilling is equal to 0.0099 U.S. dollars. Kenya is known for their crop growth and living creatures.
government. In 1964 the people cut its ties to the British throne, then Kenya turned to a
Nairobi is one of Africa's largest and most interesting cities. It's the capital city of Kenya. Within it you will find the central business district (down town) which is a great place to tune into the modern urban African life. Unfortunately like all other major cities it has a high crime rate and it's a place where you can easily get mugged hence the nickname "Nairobery" that stands as a well found warning to newly arrived tourists.
“The sun never sets on the British Empire,” Great Britain often bragged. By 1914, about 85% of the earth’s surface was colonized by Europe. Between 1884 and 1885, The Berlin Conference took place to carve up the African continent (Background Essay). Europeans saw high potential in Africa and thought the continent was empty, even though it was not. It was roughly “untouched” and they thought they could do anything they wanted (Doc.1). Great Britain’s colonization in Kenya affected the country’s religion and culture, education, and government.
In comparison to United states its underdeveloped in context to health care system. Low investment threatens Kenya 's long-term position as the largest East African economy. Kenya has a low spent on GDP due to its chronic budget deficits. While U.S. spends around 17% on its health care system. Kenya’s out of pocket expense ($45) compared to U.S. ($22.5) is also high. In U.S. majority of the health care organizations are nonprofit, while only 51% of the organizations in kenya are nonprofit or governmental. Most people have to use private hospital due to geographical barriers. While in U.S most of the health care organizations are easily accessible to majority of the population. There is also shortage of hospital beds and physicians in kenya compared to U.S. Underdeveloped infrastructure, lack of funds, low income results into fewer hospital beds in kenya. There is also physician shortage in kenya compared to U.S. because of lack of education, high migration rate of the healthcare
The Republic of Kenya is located in Eastern Africa, between Somalia and Tanzania, bordering the Indian Ocean. The Kenya colony was established in 1920 after the creation of the East Africa Protectorate by the British Empire in 1895. In 1963, the United Kingdom relinquished power over the Colony of Kenya and the Sultan of Zanzibar agreed to cease his dominance over the Protectorate of Kenya, resulting in Kenya’s establishment as a sovereign, independent state. Following its independence, Kenya was dominated by the Kenya African National Union (KANU), a political party formed by Jomo Kenyatta who would go on to become the country’s first president. It is currently a presidential representative democratic republic, with the president as head of state and head of government. Presently, Jomo Kenyatta’s son Uhuru Kenyatta presides over the nation as its leader.
Kenya is a former British colony that is located on the Eastern part of Africa. The administrative capital of Kenya is Nairobi and is one of the most diversified cities in East Africa. Other major cities in Kenya include the port of Mombasa, Kisumu, Nakuru and Eldoret, all of which play an important role in Kenya's march toward economic growth and development through the provision of administrative functions. Kenya is one of the important and rather developed countries. If we talk about South-East African region, it is currently striving for their development in social and economic sector and other various areas as well, but it required intensive efforts in right dimension at right time. Various organizations local and global have been supporting Kenya in its development process. Here we cater the social and economic problems, issues, progress in Kenya and their remedies. There are various factors, which influence both social and economical sector such as, environmental (internal and external both), regional issues, etc. Kenya’s Economic Crisis In the early eighties, Kenya was regarded as one of the fairly stable countries in East Africa, but those times are far-gone and the current economic situation is appalling. Kenya's greatest shortcoming is due to a shortage of people with the creative capacity and power to set a long-term development process in motion. With an illiteracy rate of 21.9 percent, a substantial proportion of the Kenyan population is denied that technical know-how that is becoming more and more important in today's world of complex and dynamic technology. In order for a labor force to be more productive, more of a country's people need to be highly educated. The structure of both the formal and informal inst...
Kenya was and is a society rich in culture but it developed its culture from prosperous times and not so prosperous years. Kenya was not always an independent nation. In 1952 they were under the protection and rule of Britain. The years under British rule were not necessarily causing Kenya to flourish. The land was in strife and chaos reigned across Kenya. Sabotage, assassinations, and terrorist attacks were being deployed in the name of a secret organization, Mau Mau, suspected to be loyal to Jomo Kenyatta’s political group.
Many of the British powers were hoping that the settlers in Nairobi would construct a more prevailing economic zone which would result in the railway to boom and gain economic growth. Before the settlers came into play it seemed as if the Nairobi Railway would just end up consuming more money than what was originally planned. Lord Delamere was a truculent farmer originally from Cheshire, England that led the white settlement in Africa during that time. Through his techniques and style of farming he had established plantations of different types of crops, which resulted in sisal, tea, coffee, pyrethrum which led to a boom in livestock which eventually led to the boom of the railroad station. But despite all these good factors there were many negative factors that came along with it including a higher demand for cheap labor or slave labor. Many of the original Nairobi settlers were forced to work for the new European
Jomo Kenyatta played a vital role in the demanding Kenyan self-government and independence from Great Britain. Together with other prominent African nationalist figures, such as Kwame Nkrumah of Ghana, Kenyatta helped organize the fifth Pan-African Congress in Great Britain in 1945.