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Multi-Cultural Week

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Kenya Continent: Africa

Current Population: 43,013,341

Official language: English, Swahili

How to say hello: Jambo

Other languages: many indigenous

languagaes

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Religion Main religion: Protestant 45%, Catholic 33%,

Muslim 10%

Other religions: Indigenous 12%

National Symbol: Lion

National Anthem: “Ee Mungu Ngbvuyetu”

(oh god of all creation) based on traditional

Kenyan folk song

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Popular DishesUgali: The staple and most common food

in Kenya is a cornmeal starch made into a thick paste known as ugali. It is heavy and hearty and goes down well with fried vegetables or any kind of meat stew.

+Sukuma Wiki: Along with ugali, sukuma wiki (known as collard greens in English) is a staple vegetable in the Kenyan diet. It is normally sliced very thin, and fried in oil, along with onions and tomatoes. Many Kenyans eat ugali and sukuma wiki as a standard meal.

+Maharagwe: is a delicious Kenyan dish made with kidney beans in a coconut curry soup. The bean stew is best when eaten with a starch like rice or ugali.

+Traditional Clothing Although most Kenyans wear Western-style

clothing, Kenya has a rich cultural heritage when it comes to dress. With more than 40 different ethnic groups living within the country's borders, this is to be expected. From emblematic Masai blankets to the Muslim-influenced dress of coastal areas, Kenyan clothing varies widely.

+ Maasai woman in traditional clothes

The Maasais live only on the Tanzania-Kenya border, along the Great Rift Valley on semi-arid and arid lands.They have been deported from their best traditional grazing lands, that are now known as the Maasai Mara National Reserve, the Amboseli National Park, and other protected forests. The Maasai comprise 5 clans. They have reputation of fierce warriors. But they are traditionally seminomadic, and live off their cattle almost exclusively

+Traditional Turkana Dress The Turkanas, another nomadic group that lives in

northern Kenya, also values customary dress. The women of the Turkana tribe wear yorfas, which are sheepskins or goatskins dyed red or black. The yorfas are then kept in place with a leather cord and rope belt. Turkana men wear their wraps as tunics. They also carry several objects like wrist knives, stools, and multiple walking sticks. The men and women wear a variety of brightly colored objects around their necks, and the women sport special necklaces called "obolio" when they reach the age when they can marry. In addition, the women create Mohawks in their hair and adorn them with beads.

+Government

Type: Republic

President: Mwai Kibaki

Vice President: Stephen Kabrzo

Musyoka

Prime Minister: Raila Amdo Odinga

Fact: Gained its independence from

the UK in December 12, 1963

Capitol: Nairbi 3.375 Million.

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Other Facts Infant Mortality Rate: 360 deaths/

100,000 live births

Life Expectancy: Male: 61.62 years,

Female: 64.55 years

Fertility Rate: 3.98 children

born per woman

Literacy: Age 15 and over

who can read and write; Male:90.6%,

Female: 84.2%