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The Republic of Kenya is located in East Africa, on the coast of the Indian Ocean. Kenya
borders Somalia to the east, Ethiopia to the north, Tanzania to the south, Uganda to the
west, and Sudan to the northwest. In the north, the land is
arid; the southwest area is in the fertile Lake Victoria Basin;
Population:
42.7 million
Capital: Nairobi
Area: 582,646 sq
(224,961 sq miles)
Languages:
Swahili, English
Religion: Christianity
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leader during the fight to win independence who had been jailed by the British, was its
first president.
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ethnic
mostly
Oromo
minority,
represented
and
by
Somali
speakers.
Swahili and English are
official languages. Swahili
is obligatory in primary
education and, along with
English.
Ethnic groups:
Bantu: they are the largest population division in Kenya. The word Bantu refers to
people that speak south-central (NigerCongo) languages. Most Bantu are farmers.
Some of the prominent Bantu groups in Kenya include the Kikuyu, the Kamba, the
Luhya, the Meru, the Mijikenda and the Kisii. The Swahili people are descended
from Mijikenda Bantu peoples that married with Arab and Persian immigrants.
Nilotes: they are the second largest group of peoples in Kenya. They speak NiloSaharan languages and came to Southeast Africa by way of South Sudan. Most
Nilotes in Kenya are shepherds, and they have a reputation of been warrior. The
most prominent of these groups include the Luo, Maasai, the Samburu, the
Turkana, and the Kalenjin.
Cushitic: they are a small minority of Kenya's population. They speak Afro-Asiatic
languages, and originally came from Ethiopia and Somalia in Northeast Africa.
Most are shepherds and Muslim. Cushities are concentrated in the northernmost
North Eastern Province, which borders Somalia. The Cushitic-speaking peoples are
divided into two groups: the Southern Cushites and Eastern Cushite.
Minorities: Europeans, Indians and Arabs live in Kenya, are descends of the
colonies. Now they dedicate to commerce, mainly the Arabs and Indians, the
Europeans are the politics elite.