Some facts that put Kenya on the map

Kenya is a country located in the Eastern part of Africa with coastline on the Indian Ocean. It encompasses savannah, lakelands, the dramatic Great Rift Valley and mountain highlands.

It’s also home to wildlife like lions, elephants and rhinos. From Nairobi, the capital, safaris visit the Maasai Mara Reserve, known for its annual wildebeest migrations, and Amboseli National Park, offering views of Tanzania’s 5,895m Mt. Kilimanjaro.

In the year 1962 Jomo Kenyatta was released to become Kenya’s first Prime Minister, when Kenya finally gained independence on December 12, 1963. The following year, Kenya became a Republic with Kenyatta as its first President. In the same year Kenya joined the British Commonwealth.

Below are some of the facts that make Kenya different from other countries in Africa and the world at large

• Kenya was named after mount kenya ,the second tallest mountain in Africa.

• Tourism and coffee are kenya’s biggest industry.

• Kenya’s capital Nairobi is the only city in the world that has a national park.

• Kenya is the most progressive country in Africa in terms of technology and innovation

• Kenya is one of the country were volcano erupted it was 1922

• The First Black American president ” Barack Obama” he’s from Kenya

• Kenya is known as the home of the fastest animals in the world and the fastest land

• There are 68 different languages in Kenya

• some of the oldest known paleontological record of history have been found in kenya

• Kenya has the largest economy in East Africa.

• Kenya has most olympics medals in Africa and  the best marathon record holder “Eliud Kipchoe” is from kenya

• Kenya is the best place in the world for a safari.

• Lake Victoria is the world’s second largest freshwater lake found in kenya…

• The are two official languages English and Swahili

• Kenya was voted as the world’s leading safari destination by the world Travel and Award in 2015