KENYA Lauren Flyge, Cyndy Leonard, Mike McCabe

GEOGRAPHY ◦ Located in East Africa

◦ Twice the size of Nevada

◦ Cut by the Equator

◦ Surrounded by: Ethiopia, Tanzania, Somalia, Uganda, South Sudan

◦ East side: coastlines and swamps

◦ Central and west: Kenyan rift valley (highest mountains)

◦ Some small forests

◦ Tropical climate

◦ Arid climate

Geography

Politics ◦Democratic republic- The Republic of Kenya

◦ Capital: Nairobi

◦ Current President: Uhuru Kenyatta

◦ Kenya won its independence from British colonial rule in 1963

◦ The country has a multi-party political system

CULTURE ◦ A melting pot of people

◦Waves of migration have led to Kenya becoming one of the most diverse African countries culturally and linguistically.

◦ The country has at least 40 different ethnic African groups

◦ Kenya is also home to large populations of Europeans, Arabs, Indians and Pakistanis.

◦ http://www.our-africa.org/kenya/people-culture◦ Video of two children talking about different tribes and their own beliefs and customs. ◦ While your watching keep this question in mind:

◦ What are some differences between the African tribes mentioned?

◦ Belief systems among some remote tribes also remain indigenous.

◦ Across Kenya, a whole two-thirds of people are Christian.

◦ With the centuries-old influence of Arabic and Islamic traders and settlers around 15% of Kenyans are Muslim.

◦ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wrDFYiU9Cd8

Ethnicity/Culture

Education Kenya has a developed education system:

• 8 years of primary• 4 years of secondary• 4 years of university education• It is undergoing slow but sure development through the effort of the government. 

There are a number of schools in Kenya including international schools that incorporate:• American• British• French • German

◦ Kenyan Universities: • seven National universities and a number of private universities• some national polytechnics• 17 institutes of technology • 12 technical training institutes

Education Statistics ◦ About 85% of all Kenyan children attend free primary school

◦ 24% children attend secondary school

◦ 2% attend higher education institutions

◦ The average age of children entering primary school in Kenya is 6.

◦ Approximately 5.8% of children in primary school will have to repeat a grade.

◦Only about 83.6% of children who enter primary school, will survive to the last grade.

◦ Adult (age 15+) literacy rate in Kenya is about 87%

◦ Youth (age 15 – 24) literacy rate in Kenya is about 92.7%

Government Influence on Education◦ The Kenyan government made a promise to provide free primary education to its

citizens.

◦ This promise did not materialize till 2003, due to the low economy and increasing population of Kenya.

◦ The 8-4-4 system was introduced in 1985. 

Activity ◦Use the Venn Diagram to compare and contrast the culture and education of Kenya

and the United States (in general).

◦ Think about diversity/ethnicity, education programs, statistics….

Co-teaching and Learning Styles ◦ Learning Styles:

◦ Applied ◦ Spatial

◦ Co-teaching: ◦ Team teaching ◦ Parallel

Resources ◦ http://www.our-africa.org/kenya/people-culture

◦ http://unmilleniumdevelopmentgoal.wordpress.com/2011/12/12/education-statistics-canada-versus-ethiopia/

◦ http://www.mapsofworld.com/kenya/education/

◦ http://www.kenyarep-jp.com/kenya/government_e.html

◦ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geography_of_Kenya

◦ http://www.shadowsofafrica.com/destinations/kenya/tribes-and-religion-of-kenya