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February 16, 2009
Fun & Interesting Facts about Kenya
*The official name of Kenyais the ‘Republic of Kenya’.
*Kenya has been named after Mount Kenya, a very significant landmark in the country.
*English and Kiswahili are the official languages of Kenya. Apart from that, a number of indigenous languages are spoken here.
*Majority of the people in Kenya are Protestants, followed by Roman Catholics, indigenous believers and Muslims.
*The ethnic groups in Kenya include Kikuyu, Luhya, Luo, Kalenjin, Kamba Kisii, Meru and other Africans and non-Africans.
KiKuyu Women in Traditional Dress
*The currency of Kenya is Kenyan shilling.
*The capital of Kenya is Nairobi.
Nairobi Skyline
*Kenya gained independence from the United Kingdom in December 1963.
*Kenya is the regional hub for trade and finance in East Africa.
*Kenyan railway system comprises of 2,085 km of one meter gauge single track.
*Kenya’s main port is situated at Mombasa, an island that boasts of being home to the deepest natural harbor in Africa.
*Some of the oldest known palaeontological records of the history of mankind on earth have been found in Kenya.
*Mount Kenya is the largest mountain in Kenya and the second highest mountain in Africa.
*The main cities of Kenya include Nairobi (the capital), Mombassa, Kisumu, Eldorte and Nakuru.
*The Great Rift Valley of Kenya was formed twenty million years ago, by splitting of the earth’s crust.
