Rylie Wonderling

Logan p.1
3 February 2016

Researching a Country
Political Structure

Origin of Political Structure: English common law and the 1963

Constitution a draft constitution was approved in a referendum
August 2010, came into force in 2013
Constitution and Government: President-Uhuru Kenyatta

Defense Force
March 2001 Uhuru Kenyatta was Elected in to an office
2002 he lost the election to become president
2 houses
Kenyan Constitution established 47 Counties, each with its own
Government
Police service- started out small in 1887-1902
Real police was formed in Mombasa
People found that they needed more protection
Like the USA there are many different kinds of service

Natural resources
114th largest export economy in the world
86th most complex economy according to the Economic Complexity
Kenya exported $5.22B and imported $15.8B
Top export in Kenya are tea, coffee, cut flowers, and cars
$5.22Billion in exports 1980-2013
Basic commodities produced- Tea and coffee are the biggest ones
Tea- yellow tea, green tea, and white tea
Trade agreements with other countries- borders and limits of trade land
Limits know as (KACE)
Reforms started in the early 1990s
Degree of self- sufficiency-one of East Africas most populous countries
40 million people
Transforming Kenya from a food-deficit country to a food sufficient
nation
Ensure food self-reliance but also transform society.

Cultural Factors
Ethnic Groups-Kikuyu 22%, Luhya 14%, Luo 13%, Kalenjin 12%, Kamba
11%, Kisii 6%, Meru 6%, other African 15%
Large percentage speaks the mother tongue of their ethnic tribe.
Christian missionaries across the country in the 19th century
Religions-vast majority of the people are Christians
The Anglican and Roman Catholic Churches are the most established
Christian
Other well established African religions and denominations are the
African Inland Church
Protestant 45%, Roman Catholic 33%, Muslim 10%, indigenous beliefs
10%, other 2%.
Cultural history-white-sand beaches on the coast
Shares Lake Victoria, the largest lake in Africa and the main source of
the Nile River, with Tanzania and Uganda
Customs-total of 62 languages spoken

History

General- took control of the area in the early 1500s

40 ethnic groups reside in Kenya
Stirrings began in the 1940s, and in 1952 the Mau movement
Last 50 years- in 2015 the economy 25% bigger than previously
thought and fourth biggest in sub-Saharan Africa.
In 2012-confirm that are forming an alliance for the 2013 election.
2007-Disputed presidential elections lead to violence in which more
than 1,500 die
Last 6 months-urges action to improve gay rights, as he makes his
first visit to his father's homeland as US president.

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