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Kenya's various ethnic groups typically speak their mother tongues within their own communities. The two official languages, English and Swahili, are used in varying degrees of fluency for communication with other populations. Today, English is the official language in Kenya, while Swahili enjoys the status of the national language.
Kenya national rugby sevens team qualified for the Olympics by winning the gold medal and secured the only available spots through the 2023 Africa Men's Sevens in Harare, Zimbabwe. [4] Team roster. Kenya's squad of 12 players was named on 2 July 2024. Additionally, Festus Shiasi and Denis Abukuse were named as traveling reserves. [5] [6]
In 1984, the Kenyan High Commission in Canberra was established to further consolidate Australia–Kenya relations. The head of the Kenyan mission in Australia is Ambassador Isaiya Kabira. This mission is also accredited to New Zealand, allowing Kenya to extend their relations to the greater Pacific Region.
Kenyan nationals can renounce their nationality pending approval by the state. [16] Kenyans of origin may not be deprived of their nationality. [17] Registered persons may be denaturalized in Kenya for committing crimes against the state or state security; ordinary crimes; or for fraud, misrepresentation, or concealment in a registration ...
Samuel Kamau Wanjiru (10 November 1986 – 15 May 2011) was a Kenyan long-distance runner who won the 2008 Beijing Olympics Marathon in an Olympic record time of 2:06:32; becoming the first Kenyan to win the Olympic gold in the marathon. He became the youngest gold medallist in the marathon since 1932.
The Kenya Trade Expo in Ghana is fostered by the Trade Agreements signed between Ghana and Kenya, by then president John Mahama of Ghana and Uhuru Kenyatta of Kenya. The first Annual Kenya Trade Expo in Ghana took place in 2015, attracting a crowd of emerging and established business people, government and non-government officials and supporters.
Kenyan soldiers served in the successful East African Campaign against the Italians, as well as the invasion of Vichy-held Madagascar and the Burma Campaign against the Japanese, alongside troops from west Africa. Kenyans also served in the Royal Navy and some individuals also served in the Royal Air Force.
These include the Kenya Diaspora Advisory Council, the Kenya American Association, the Kenyan-Cincinnati Association ("kcaweb", whose goal is to facilitate Kenyan integration in social and cultural scopes in the tri-state area and promoting awareness of the culture of Kenya in the United States), [5] the Minnesota Kenyan International ...