That is a word that many a visitor will hear as soon as they arrive in Kenya. Kenya, the land of great sceneric beauty and friendly people, lies in the eastern part of Africa. It borders Ethiopia, Uganda, Sudan, Somalia and Tanzania. It also borders the Indian ocean and Lake Victoria. It is with Tanzania and Uganda that Kenya formed the East African community .
The main features of Kenya are: its economy, its agriculture, its people, and its social activities. I will take you through some of the features that make Kenya what it is today. .
Kenya's economy is heavily dependent on agriculture. 75% of Kenyans make their living from farming, producing both for local consumption and for export. Though its population is high in proportion to its area, Kenya is counted among Africa countries whose food production has kept pace with its population growth. Only in 1984, a year of drought, was a deficit in food production registered. Agriculture, when defined so as to include fishing, forestry and ranching, made up about 30% of GDP and 19% of wage employment in the formal sector in 1996. It is estimated that agriculture's share of informal-sector jobs is even higher, although data is unavailable. Agriculture brings in over 6% of foreign exchange earnings and provides raw materials for Kenya's agro-industries, which account for about 70% of all its industrial production. Over 50% of export revenue continues to be derived from primary products, notably tea, coffee, sisal, pyrethrum, sugar cane, wheat, and cotton. .
Only 15% of Kenya's total land area is sufficiently fertile to be farmed, and only 7% can be classified as first class land. Most of the northern region is semi-arid. As the desert encroaches from the north, pressure is mounting for Kenya to implement reforestation plans and to maximize productivity in existing farms. .
There have been a number of significant changes in government policies governing land ownership since independence that have affected agriculture.
Kenya is about the Size of Texas. ... Kenya has a population of over thirty million. ... The primary languages of Kenya are English and KiSwahili. ... Kenya is Home to some of the first civilizations on earth. ... The first Europeans to colonize Kenya were the Portuguese, who established trading posts on the coast of Kenya during the 15th century. ...
The country to which this essay will apply is Kenya. Simply stated, Kenya is extremely poor. ... Kenya's is around 1,020 dollars per capita, or person. ... In fact, Kenyans are so poor that many of them run for livings. ... Kenya is one of the poorest while America is one of the richest. ...
The major topic of the dialogue was social, economic, and political injustice in Kenya. Bishop is spiritual and educational leader in Kenya, and he is also the founder of Kenya Methodist University. ... The major step in brining the light into darkness is to unite all people of Kenya. ... According to him, he sees economic, political, and social prosperity of future in Kenya and its people. ... He is spiritual and educational leader in Kenya, as well as in Africa ...
Exam Question #2: Affect of technological changes on traditional social organization in India and Kenya Prior to the colonization of India and Kenya, theses societies had traditional patterns of social relations. ... The traditional social organization of Kenya was based on this shifting cultivation. Kenya was essentially an egalitarian society. ... The Kenyans were forced into a cash economy. ... Both the Indian and Kenyan societies were affected by the advancement of technology. ...
Why did Kenyans want independence? ... If a policeman asked a Kenyan for his kipande and the Kenyan didn't show it then the Kenyan would be in trouble. ... Also it attracted white settlers to come in to Kenya and that Kenyans did not want at all. ... The Kenyans had to move to cities to find jobs. Kenyans were so angry because the British did what it wanted on Kenya's land at any time. ...
Kenya happened to be one of them. 1845 marked the start of the colonization of Kenya, before that, Kenya was not considered to be an ordinary country, but rather it was composed of multiple different tribes that lived next to one another. Kenya was given to Britain at the time. ... The sixties also marked the independence of Kenya under Kenyatta. After earning her degree in America Wangari went back to Kenya to apply her knowledge and help the people of Kenya. ... Wangari was a key figure for Kenya and she had a major role on Kenyan government accepting democracy. ...
Colonies which got their independence using two different types of protests were India and Kenya. ... On the other hand, Kenya had a different approach to gaining independence from the British. The white people of Britain came and settled in Kenyan lands. ... He went to Britain and presented the idea of the Kenya Africa Union, which wanted the black people in Kenya to acquire power and jobs in the government, and the lands that were colonized to be returned. ... Ultimately, in 1961 Kenyatta led Kenya to formal independence and in December 1964 Kenya became an independent republic with Kenyatt...
Describe And Explain The Population Distribution In Kenya Population distribution is the way people are spread across a country. ... In Kenya, there are areas that are densely populated, and in other areas, it is more sparsely populated. ... The highland around Nairobi has grass for humus for soil and grazing animals, the land is over 1500m high, there is lots of rain and water supply is not a problem, the temperature is lower than other parts of Kenya and there is a healthy climate, rocks formed by volcanoes weather to form a deep soil, trees grow and add humus to the soil, its good ar...
Social Disruptions: Assessing Both The Social Benefits & Social Costs of Titanium Extraction Efforts in Kenya With what was initially thought to be a feasible resource extraction proposal, has in turn lead to an onslaught of both economic and social uncertainties among more then five thousand Kenyans. ... The proposed site(s), which rest in the fertile sand dunes along the Kenyan Coast, are thought to hold / embody one of the largest supply(s) of both titanium and zirconium bearing minerals in the world. ... With more than ten thousand small-scale farmers in threat of being forced of thei...
