Kenya

CLIMATE: Kenya enjoys a tropical climate. It is hot and humid at the coast, temperate inland and very dry in the north and northeast parts of the country.

CURRENCY: Kenya's currency is the Kenyan shilling or chelín

SURFACE AND POPULATION: The Surface area (sq. km) in Kenya was reported at 580370.00 in 2008.

GEOGRAPHY: Kenya has a coastline on the Indian Ocean, which contains swamps of East African mangroves. Inland are broad plains and numerous hills.

CUSTONS AND TRADITION: New Year's Day is celebrated on 1 January, and Labor Day, 1 May. Independence Day also called Jamhuri Day, on 12 December.

Tradition of

the masai: dance and

music

LANGUAGES SPOKEN: Kenya is a multilingual country. The Bantu Swahili language and English are widely spoken as lingua franca, and are the two official languages.

Flag of Kenya

PLACES TO VISIT:

KISUMU

MOMBASA

LAMU