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Kenyan flags at the Kenyatta Mausoleum. The flag of Kenya (Swahili: Bendera ya Kenya) is a tricolour of black, red, and green with two white edges imposed with a red, white and black Maasai shield and two crossed spears. The flag is mainly based on that of Kenya African National Union and was officially adopted on 12 December 1963 after Kenya ...
Website. standardmedia.co.ke. The Standard is one of the largest newspapers in Kenya with a 48% market share. It is the oldest newspaper in the country and is owned by The Standard Group, which also runs the Kenya Television Network (KTN), Radio Maisha, The Nairobian (a weekly tabloid), KTN News and Standard Digital which is its online platform.
The Mombasa–Nairobi Standard Gauge Railway, completed in 2017, was built as the first phase of the Kenya Standard Gauge Railway. It is a standard-gauge railway (SGR) in Kenya that connects the large Indian Ocean city of Mombasa with Nairobi, the country's capital and largest city. This SGR runs parallel to the narrow-gauge Uganda Railway that ...
1885–1890. German Empire. A tricolour, made of three equal horizontal bands coloured black (top), white, and red (bottom) 1885–1890. Colonial Flag. Horizontal black-white-red fields with the German Reichsadler in a white circle in the middle. 1890. German Wituland. 2 horizontal stripes of white and red and a white 5-pointed star in the red ...
Sagana Lodge was built in 1949–1950 as a royal residence. It was a wedding present in 1947 to the Duke and Duchess of Edinburgh (later the Duke of Edinburgh and Queen Elizabeth II respectively) from the colony whilst they were in Kenya. The lodge was leased to the couple by the government of Kenya. [2][3]
Line length. 3,800 km (2,400 mi) Track gauge. 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 + 1⁄2 in) standard gauge. The Kenya Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) is a partially finished railway system connecting Kenya's cities. Once completed, it will link the country to the neighboring country of Uganda, and through Uganda, to South Sudan, the Democratic Republic of the ...
The whole upon a compartment representing Mount Kenya proper. Motto. Harambee. (Let's pull together in Swahili) The coat of arms of Kenya features two lions, a symbol of protection, holding spears and a traditional East African shield. The shield and spears symbolize unity and defence of freedom. The shield contains the national colours ...
The Chief of the Order of the Golden Heart of Kenya is the highest honour in Kenya, [3] and as of 2009 the award has been bestowed on 198 people since Kenyan independence. [2] Recipients of this award include Yoweri Museveni the President of Uganda , Aga Khan IV , [ 5 ] Reimond Kipkesio and Syedna Mufaddal Saifuddin , 53rd Dai al-Mutlaq of the ...