Friday 12 December 2008

12/12/1963: Siku ya Uhuru wa Kenya

Kumbukumbu zangu zinaonyesha kuwa leo jamhuri ya Kenya wanasherekea miaka 45 ya uhuru wao kutoka kwa mkoloni (mwingereza0.
Hongera sana Kenya, dumisheni Umoja na Mshikamano ili kuendeleza matunda ya uhuru kwa manufaa yenu, Afrika na dunia kwa ujumla.

1 comment:

MOSONGA RAPHAEL said...

KENYA
Capital (and largest city): Nairobi
1°16′S 36°48′E / -1.267, 36.8
Official languages: Swahili, English
Demonym: Kenyan
Government: Semi-presidential Republic
- President Mwai Kibaki
- Prime Minister Raila Odinga
Independence: from the United Kingdom
- Date December 12, 1963
- Republic declared December 12, 1964
Area:
- Total 580,367 km2 (47th)
224,080 sq mi
- Water (%) 2.3
Population:
- July 2008 estimate 37,953,8401 (36th)
- 8 February 2007 census 31,138,735
- Density 59/km2 (140th)
153/sq mi
GDP (PPP) 2007 estimate:
- Total $57.961 billion[2]
- Per capita $1,672[2]
GDP (nominal) 2007 estimate
- Total $27.026 billion[2]
- Per capita $779[2]
HDI (2007) ▲ 0.521 (medium) (148th)
Currency: Kenyan shilling (KES)
Time zone: EAT (UTC+3)
- Summer (DST) not observed (UTC+3)
Drives: on the left
Internet TLD .ke
Calling code: 254

The Republic of Kenya is a country in East Africa. It is bordered by Ethiopia to the north, Somalia to the northeast, Tanzania to the south, Uganda to the west, and Sudan to the northwest, with the Indian Ocean running along the southeast border. The country is named after Mount Kenya, a very significant landmark and the second among the highest mountain peaks of Africa
(source: www.wikipedia.org)