Kenya

Kenya

Part # 1

People, cities, and nature in Kenya

Kenya

Area 580,000 km2. 10% is arable land.

Population 45 million people. 24% live in cities.

Languages English, Kiswahili, and numerous indigenous languages.

Internet users About 10% of the population.

Life expectancy 64 years.

GDP per capita USD 1,800.

https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/ke.html

Some cities in Kenya

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NabiyotumCrater Lake Turkana.

Hot springs of Lake Bogoria, Rift Valley

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Impala at TsavoNational Park

Part # 2

Some businesses and communities in Kenya

Agriculture

https://vimeo.com/113115187

Coffee

Kiam-bethutea farm in Linuvu.

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More than 300,000 tons of tea are shipped from Kenya each year. From no other country in the world are so much tea shipped.

Most of the tea sold in Kenya is sold as a commodity on the Mombasa auction market, ending up under labels such as Twinings and Tetley.

Mahajan, Vijay: Africa Rising, p. 187.

25% of Europe's cut flowers come from Kenya

http://www.economist.com/node/10657231

The booming flower, exotic fruit and vegetable trade employs 135,000 people and exports more than USD 350 million a year – 35% of all Kenyan exports.

http://viewswire.eiu.com/report_dl.asp?mode=fi&fi=1523246737.PDF

Clean energy

Hydroelectricity plants in Kenya provide more than 70% of all output.

Main hydrostations in Kenya Kindaruma. Gitaru. Kamburu. Masinga. Kiambere. Turkwel Gorge Hydroelectric station. Sondu Miriu.

http://issuu.com/svengvp/docs/best-of-kenya-vol-02/67

KenGen is planning a 280MW geothermal project. Going forward, it is envisaged that up to 140MW will be installed from geothermal resources every year for the next 8 years from 2014.

KenGen is 70% government owned. The remaining shares are owned by the public through the Nairobi Stock Exchange.

Sourceshttp://issuu.com/svengvp/docs/best-of-kenya-vol-02/67, p. 148.http://www.kengen.co.ke/

http://www.solafriqueltd.com/

Health care

http://www.totohealth.org/

Financial services

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http://www.economist.com/blogs/economist-explains/2013/05/economist-explains-18

Barclays Kenya. http://www.barclays.com/africa/kenyaCfC Stanbic Bank. http://www.cfcstanbicbank.co.ke/Kenya/Co-op Bank. http://www.co-opbank.co.ke/Diamond Trust of Kenya.Equity Bank. http://www.equitybank.co.ke/http://jamiiborabank.co.ke/KCB Kenya. http://www.kcbbankgroup.com/ke/Kenya Commercial Bank.K-Rep Bank. http://www.k-repbank.com/http://www.mixmarket.org/mfi/country/KenyaNIC Bank.http://www.safaricom.co.ke/personal/m-pesaStandard Chartered Bank Kenya.

Other

http://info.mzalendo.com/

http://www.code4kenya.org/

https://www.facebook.com/InnovateKenya