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April 21-May 3 - Kenya finishes fourth at the 2009 IRB Junior World Rugby Trophy held in Nairobi. The tournament was won by Romania. June 6 - Kenya lost to Nigeria 0-3 in Abuja in a 2010 World Cup Qualifier. June 20 - Kenya won Mozambique 2-1 in Nairobi in a 2010 World Cup Qualifier. June 21 - Kenya wins the 2009 Safari Sevens. [70]
The presidency of Jomo Kenyatta began on 12 December 1964, when Jomo Kenyatta was named as the 1st president of Kenya, and ended on 22 August 1978 upon his death.Jomo Kenyatta, a KANU member, took office following the formation of the republic of Kenya after independence following his efforts during the fight for Independence.
This would later result in the emergence of several officially Muslim political entities in the region. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] The majority of Muslims in Kenya are Sunni Muslims forming 81% of the Muslim Population, 7% identify as Shia . [ 4 ]
After returning to Kenya from England, where he had worked as a translator for the Moroccan Embassy in London, Murumbi became a member of the Kenya African Union political party, amidst a political ferment in East Africa caused by the beginning of the withdrawal from the African continent of the British Empire.
Islam is the religion of 10.91 percent of the population. [1] Most Muslims in Kenya are Sunni, mostly of the Shafii rite. Approximately 8% are non-denominational Muslims, [16] 7% identify themselves as Shia and about 4% identify themselves as Ahmadi Muslims, [17] as well as a small proportion of Ibadism practitioners. [18]
7 January 1945 (age 79) Maseno, Kenya Colony: Political party: Forum for the Restoration of Democracy (before 1992) Forum for the Restoration of Democracy – Kenya (1992–1994)
This is a list of some notable Luo Kenyans, an ethnic group and nation associated with Kenya, [1] living or dead. ... Miguna Miguna, Kenyan politician; Achieng Oneko, ...
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]