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Kenya is an African country with vast mountains and beautiful landscapes. It is a diverse collection of coastal waters, sandbanks, rivers, waterfalls, lakes, and deserts. This land is home to an amazing diversity of plants and wild animals like hippos, cheetahs. , hyenas, snakes, rhinos, lions and leopards.

There are more than 65 national parks and wildlife reserves. Each area has a different wildlife. Twenty hectares of tropical forest contain more bird species than all of Europe. Much of Kenya’s native flora is found nowhere else in the world.

Furthermore, Kenyan culture reflects a mix of African, Indian and British influences, similar in many ways to the traditions and superstitions of Uganda and Tanzania.

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Kenya, formerly known as British East Africa, became independent in 1963 and became a republic in 1964.

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Nairobi, the capital of Kenya, is an international place with all types of accommodation Nairobi has many restaurants serving everything from monkeys to antelope.

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More than other Third World countries, Kenya is a multicultural country made up of numerous ethnic groups.

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The flag was designed by the Kenya African National Union (KANU); the dominant political party until 2002.

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Conservation is a global effort, and the African country is doing its part to conserve the bounty of ecology. Unlike Peru and Ethiopia, Kenya has introduced wildlife conservation into the public school curriculum. The African country has an established history of cooperation with international conservation. organizations

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Kenya has become much more stable since the 2002 democratic elections. From 1963 to 2002, Kenya was a dictatorship.

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The Kenyan people have many idols: Henry Rono (runner), Richard Leakey (paleontologist and conservationist), Mama Ngima (former First Lady of Kenya), Louise Leakey (paleontologist), Philip Leakey (businessman), Wangari Maathai (environmentalist), Grace Ogot (writer), Rebecca Njau (writer), and Kipchoge Keino (runner).

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In 2004, Wangari Maathai received the Nobel Peace Prize for her dedication to women’s rights, ecology and democracy. Wangari became the second woman from Africa to win the Nobel Prize. She is a really important role model for the world.

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Since 1963, the economy has revolted around tourism. Kenya is one of the most prosperous black African countries.

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Paul Evans, a British runner, once said: “Only two European men have made it to stop three in the last four Olympic Games, one of whom is the Italian Baldini, who won in Athens.” It is a problem of numbers. There are not many Europeans. In Kenya, you have dozens and dozens of new athletes every year…

Certainly, Kenya is famous for its athletes. Physical education is an important subject in all elementary schools, high schools and universities. The African country is the birthplace of Henry Rono, one of the greatest runners of the 20th century. In 1978, Henry broke four world records: the 3,000-meter steeplechase (8:05.4), the 5,000 (13:08.4), the 3,000-meter (7:32.1), and the 10,000-meter (7.32.1). In 1980, Henry qualified for the Kenyan Olympic team at the 1980 Moscow Games. But Kenya boycotted that year’s Olympic Games in Moscow to protest the USSR’s invasion of Afghanistan. This supreme athlete, idol of millions of Kenyans, is a symbol in Africa.

Today Kenyan Bernard Barmasai is the fastest man in the 3,000 meter steeplechase with a time of 7 minutes, 55.72 s.

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UNESCO has declared Lake Turkana National Park and Mount Kenya National Park as World Heritage Sites.

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In fact, Isak Dinesen, better known as Karen Dixen, loved Kenya so much that his first novel Out of Africa (1938) focused on Kenyan landscapes. Furthermore, Out of Africa was also the basis for a 1985 Hollywood movie starring Meryl Streep, one of the greatest American actresses.

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The most popular sports are cricket, athletics, boxing, soccer, volleyball, rugby union, tennis, and field hockey.