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The Very Beggining

Kenya got its independence in 1963. Before that it was lead by the British. Jomo Kenyatta who is a very important man in Kenya's History, lead Kenya as the first President since(~1889 – 22 August 1978) was the leader of Kenya from independence in 1963 to his death in 1978, serving first as Prime Minister (1963–64) and then as President (1964–78). He is considered the founding father of the Kenyan nation. Jomo Kenyatta fathered 8 children and married Grace Wahu. He is known for "Bring Kenya out of the dark." He made many changes and accomplishments while he was president such as:

• Uniting tribes and races in the country
• He affirmed free primary education to at least 4th Grade.
• HE is also recalled for urging the people of Kenya to preserve their culture and traditions.
• He organized World Trade Union Congress in February, 1945.
• Convinced White settlers to work for a free Kenya and to 'forgive and forget'. In August 12, 1963

= The Country and Its People

Kenya,a country found in the Mid-Eastern part of Africaa with 224,445 sq mi,Holds Hundreds of people, tribes, cultures, and traditions. Kenya's Ethnic groups are divided by separate languages or dialects, and, in many areas, by diferign ways of life. Differences in economic and solief life have led to friction between groups. Many such as the Kikuyu, the Nandi, the Kissi, the kamba, the Luhya e.t.c. The Kikuyu are Bantu and actually came into Kenya during the Bantu migration. Bantu Migrations pushed many hunting and food gathering peoples of African to fringe areas.

In 1894 the British government declares a protectorate over Buganda. Two years later British control is extended to cover the western kingdoms of Ankole, Toro and Bunyoro - to form, together with Buganda, the Uganda Protectorate. Meanwhile the much larger region of Kenya has been relatively calm, even if the East Africa Company has achieved little of value there. But in taking responsibility for Uganda, the British government needs to be sure of the new protectorate's access to the sea. So in 1895 the company's charter is revoked (with compensation of £250,000). Kenya becomes another new responsibility of the British government, as the East Africa Protectorate., The old and once prosperous entrypot of Kisimani on Maifa Island, off the Tanganyika coast, still existed in the sixteenth century and was then, as often before, a dependancy of Kilwa. Probably the Underlying grievance of the Kikuyu people toward the European in Kenya stems from the tremendous propaganda among the Kikuyu themselves to the effect that the Europeans have stolen their land. relations were far from smooth a particularly dangerous moment in Us- Kenyan history occured durign the 1964 congo crisis.

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Then here are the Nilotes, Which include the Nandi followed by the Cushites.The main language spoken between all these people would be Swahili. This language is shared all along the borders of Kenya and is Even Spoken within other countries bordering Kenya, such as: 

• Tanzania, which is to the South.
• Uganda which is to the West.
• Ethiopia to the North.
• Somalia to the North east.

There are roughly 44.18 Million people who reside in the country presently..

Kenya in its region (de-facto)

The Languages

There are many languages in Kenya spoken in Kenya, such as:

*Bantu

• Kikuyu (7.18 million)
• Kamba 3.96 million)
• Ekegusii 2.12 milli)on (2006)
• Kimîîru 1.74 million)
• Oluluyiaa
• Kigiryama 0.62 million (1994)
• Kiembu 0.43 million (1994)
• Nilo-Saharan Nilotic Dholuo 4.27 million
• Kalenjin > 1.6 million
• Maasai 0.59 million
• Turkana 0.45 million (2009)

Nairobi Cityscape