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"Ee Mungu Nguvu Yetu"'s lyrics were originally written in Kiswahili, the national language of Kenya.The commission responsible for its creation included five members and was headed by the Kenya Music Adviser.
The 1982 Kenyan coup attempt was a failed attempt to overthrow President Daniel arap Moi's government on 1 August. Led by Kenya Air Force private Hezekiah Ochuka, the coup saw the rebels seize several air bases as well as the headquarters of state radio before they were retaken by government forces, resulting in the coup's failure.
Kenyan athletes have won 124 medals in total, all from boxing and track and field events, making them the most successful African committee at the Olympics. In terms of total medals won, the most recent Summer Olympics (2008, 2012, and 2016) have been Kenya's most successful, producing 42 medals between them.
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The Mau Mau rebellion (1952–1960), also known as the Mau Mau uprising, Mau Mau revolt, or Kenya Emergency, was a war in the British Kenya Colony (1920–1963) between the Kenya Land and Freedom Army (KLFA), also known as the Mau Mau, and the British authorities. [7]
Aden Duale, a Kenyan ethnic Somali, previously served as majority leader in the National Assembly and current Minister of Defence of Kenya On 26 June 1960, four days before granting British Somaliland independence, the British government declared that all Somali-inhabited areas of East Africa should be unified in one administrative region.
The Kenya Sevens team is sometimes referred to by the Kenyan and international press as Shujaa, [4] a Swahili word meaning courage, confidence, bravery, or heroism. The Kenya national rugby sevens team is one of the more successful sporting teams representing Kenya.
Islam is the second largest religion in Kenya, practiced by 10.9 percent [1] of Kenyans. Other faiths practiced in Kenya are BaháΚΌí, Buddhism, Hinduism and traditional religions. Kenya is a secular state and freedom of religion is enshrined in the nation's constitution. Christmas and Easter are recognised as public holidays. [3]