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Kenya's terrain is composed of low plains that rise into central highlands that are, in turn, bisected by the Great Rift Valley. There is also a fertile plateau in the west of the country. Elevation extremes. The lowest point on Kenya is at sea level on the Indian Ocean. The highest point on Kenya is 5,197 meters above sea level at Mount Kenya.
Indians in Kenya predominantly live in the major urban areas of Nairobi and Mombasa, with a minority living in rural areas. According to the World Economic Forum, the population of Indians in Kenya numbered around 100,000 in 2015. [2] In 2017, Indians were recognised by the Government of Kenya as the nation's 44th tribe.
The demography of Kenya is monitored by the Kenyan National Bureau of Statistics. Kenya is a multi-ethnic state in East Africa . Its total population was at 47,558,296 as of the 2019 census.
e. Corruption in the government of Kenya has a history which spans the era of the founding president Jomo Kenyatta, to Daniel arap Moi 's KANU, Mwai Kibaki 's PNU governments. President Uhuru Kenyatta 's Jubilee Party government, and the current William Ruto 's Kenya Kwanza administration has also been riddled with massive cases of graft.
In the 1979 general election, Philip Leakey became the first White member of the Kenyan Parliament since independence. [10] According to the Kenya National Bureau of Statistics (KNBS), In 2019 there were 69,621 Europeans in Kenya, of which 42,868 were Kenyan citizens. [1] The proportion that are Kenyan citizens has likely increased due to the ...
The 2007–2008 Kenyan crisis was a violent political, economic, and humanitarian crisis that erupted in Kenya after former President Mwai Kibaki was declared the winner of the presidential election held on December 27, 2007. Supporters of Kibaki's main opponent in that election, Raila Odinga of the Orange Democratic Movement, alleged electoral ...
Trade and development. Ethiopia and Kenya maintain trading ties. Both countries are members of the IGAD trade bloc. However, commerce is largely unidirectional, with Ethiopia mainly importing products from Kenya. In 2012, Ethiopia exported $4 million worth of goods to Kenya, while Kenya exported $54 million in commodities to Ethiopia.
Although Kenya's economy is the largest and most developed in eastern and Central Africa, 16.1% (2023/2024) of its population lives below the international poverty line. [1] This severe poverty is mainly caused by economic inequality, government corruption and health problems. In turn, poverty also worsens these factors.