Kenya Africa

This is a country that lies eastern part of Africa. It is bordered by Tanzania to the south, Uganda to the west, Sudan to the northwest, Somalia to the north east, Ethiopia to the north and Lake Victoria to the west. Kenya's capital city is Nairobi. It has other major cities such as Kisumu and Mombasa. Other major towns include Nakuru, Eldoret, Kericho and Nyeri. It has a population of around 38 million with the majority of people living in the capital city. It has around forty different ethnic groups which fall under, Bantu, Nilotic and Cushitic speakers.

The biggest ethnic group is the Kikuyu. These are Bantu speaking people found on the slopes of Mount Kenya. The word Kenya originated from the Kikuyu, Kamba and Embu names for Mount Kenya. These are Kirinyaga, Kiinya and Kirinyaa. The three communities shared a belief that the mountain is God's resting place and it was therefore a sacred place and very holy. The name in English actually means, 'God's resting place'.

Kenya measures around 580,367 km2 and it is the world's 47th largest country. The low plains from the coast rise up to central highlands which are the most fertile lands in this region. The highlands are divided by the Great Rift Valley which is also a very fertile plateau. The climate varies from tropical from the coast and changes as you go across to the interior. Some places such as northeastern Kenya are very arid while central Kenya enjoys adequate amounts of rainfall.

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