Kenya

By: Emily Kingston, Jen Beattie, and Charlotte Suszynski

Independence

• UK : encouraged British and European citizens to settle there

• Large farms established by Europeans o Kenyans hired to work on European farms

• Kenyans opposed British rule • Mau Mau Rebellion

o Rebel movement developed among Kikuyu members o Defeated, but forced UK into negotiations that led to Kenyan

independence

Independence• December 12, 1963• Constitutional

Monarchy• Prime Minister:

Kenyatta

• December 12, 1963• Prime Minister

Kenyatta• Became a republic• Replaced British

colonial economic and cultural system and school system

• Non-Africans were allowed to keep their land

Economy• Developing economy

and a high unemployment rate

• Population growing at a rapid rate

• Many people live in poverty

• Foreign aid and remittances from Kenyans working abroad are a helpful source of income

Economy• Agriculture

o chief economic activity o Accounts for about ¼ of the

country’s economic productiono Employs about ¾ of Kenya’s

peopleo Divided equally between the

production of cash crops and subsistence• Cash crops: products raised for sale• Subsistence: crops raised by farmers

for their own useo Most popular crops grown: tea,

corn, avocados, bananas, coffee, cotton, pineapples, potatoes, tomatoes, wheat, sugar cane• Tea: Kenya is one of the world’s

largest producers of tea• Corn: country’s main subsistence

cropo Farmland owned or rented from

the government

Tea plantation in Kenya

Economy• Manufacturing

o Nairobi and Mombasa• Kenya’s most important

industrial centers o Food processing

• Major industrial activity in Kenya

o Petroleum refinery• Refines oil imported from

other countrieso Produces a small but diverse

amount of manufactured products• Soft drinks, cement,

clothing, leather goods, motor vehicles, paper products

Economy• Tourism

o Vital to economyo Second largest source of foreign

incomeo About 1 million tourists visit

Kenya annually

• Miningo Has few valuable mineralso Some mined products:

• Gold, gemstones

• International Tradeo Exports less than it importso Tea is main exporto Imports food products,

industrial machinery, transportation materials, and plastics

o Chief trading partners• China, India, Japan, UK, US,

Uganda, South Africa

Society • About 40 ethnic groups• Largest ethnic group,

Kikuyuo Makes up more than 15 percent

of population

• Most ethnic groups have their own language or dialect

• Ethnic groups divided by separate languages and ways of life

• Kenyan government has struggled to overcome ethnic divisionso Can’t provide a sense of unity

Society• Most people live on

small farm settlements o Raise crops and livestock for a

living

• Rural farm families produce food for their own use

• Farmers also hold part-time jobs to add to their income

• Work part time on large farm estates

Politics• Republic• Constitution

o 1963o Freedom of speech and religion

• 18 years may vote• President• Voters elect the members of the Natio• Divided into 47 counties

o For purposes of local governmento Each is run by a governor, count assembly, and other local authorities

• From 1982-1991o Only one political party allowed

• Kenya African National Union (KANU)

• 1991o Other parties legalizedo Orange Democratic Movement and Orange Democratic Movement-Kenya

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ABC-CLIO, 2012. Web. 21 May 2012.

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