Kenya
Kenya
Mar 19, 2016
Kenya - geographical, political, economic, and people issues.
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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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Fishermen near Malindi
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Gazelle in MasaiMara national reserve.
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Impala at TsavoNational Park
Part # 2
Some businesses and communities in Kenya
Agriculture
Kiam-bethutea farm in Linuvu.
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Small scale farmers plucking tea leaves
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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/
Health care
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.
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