Kenya

It is no longer shocking that Kenya is the largest economy in the East African Community, with a Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of $45.31 billion in 2013. More amazingly, Kenya in its cool, warm and humid climate houses some of the richest people in Africa. Of course, it prides in not only having some of the richest men in Africa, but it is also competing for the best spot with other countries...

Kenya has so many broadcasting TV channels including NTV which stands for Nation TV, its initial brand before changing to the NTV brand. NTV is one of the top broadcasting stations covering a large part of the nation, it now has spread its transmission across entire eastern Africa. With the recent technological development, the television has taken advanced steps to deliver their signal online. Here are a few tips on How...

Kenya is a sovereign state in East Africa that is officially known as the Republic of Kenya with Nairobi as the Capital and largest city. The country lies on the equator bordered by the Indian Ocean to the south-east and Tanzania, another East African country to the south, Uganda lies on the west while South Sudan is located in the north-western part of Kenya, Ethiopia to the north and Somalia to the north-east. This article highlights some of those interesting, informative, fascinating and...

The word "Sheng" is actually derived from the two national languages: SwaHili and ENGlish. The specific letters were merged to form the famous 'SHENG’ name, a name coined for Kenyan slangs. Though Sheng has recently become so popular it actually originated in the 1950s in Nairobi’s city slum commonly known as "Eastligh" short for Eastlands. Sheng words are majorly borrowed from the Swahili and English words, also from various...

The Kenyan music industry is on a steady rise. You look around and the new crop of artists is just marvellous – so talented and very hard-working. Look at Octopizzo for example; the guy oozes class! Then, there are the likes of Kenrazy, Juliani, Jimmy Gait, Cannibal, Redsan, Nonini, and Rabbit who have taken the industry to a whole new level. The talent is there and the dedication is evident;...

Blogging has become very popular in most African countries, especially with the continuous rise in the number of internet users. Kenya has not been left out of this growth with the number of internet users in the country growing from 200,000 in the year 2000 to 46,870,422 as of December 2019. As traffic to these blogs continue to increase and many interesting websites come into the scene daily, efforts have...

One of the advantages of this age of technology is the myriad of ways through which information can be passed. People need not rely on newspapers, television, and radio to keep up with the latest information. Other ways information can be shared is via blogging, and today, Kenya has several blogs/websites, most of which are constantly visited by internet users because of how relevant they have become. Blogging has come...

Are you looking for unique Kenyan names for your new-born baby? Well, if you are anything like some of us here, You'll like great names that will help your baby stand out from the crowd without making her subject to teasing or caricature. Kenyans take seriously the choice of names, as they believe that there are traits or characteristics in names that follow anyone who bare them. Most of the Kenyan names are...

You'll probably agree with me that compiling a list like this can be very tedious since we have so many wonderful and strikingly beautiful Kenyan women all around, starting with our moms and sisters. When it comes to beauty, Kenyan women celebrities take the lead. With their tall and elegant looks, you'll have no option but to nod in approval whenever you come across one. Whenever Kenya is mentioned, most people...

Uhuru Kenyatta Muigai is the son of the first president of Kenya, Mzee Jomo Kenyatta. He is also the fourth president of the country having won the general election that was conducted in March 2013. Biography of Uhuru Kenyatta Uhuru was born in October 1961 to Jomo's fourth wife, Mama Ngina Kenyatta. He attended St Mary’s School in Nairobi where he completed his “A” Levels before leaving for Amherst College, USA, to study Political Science and Economics....

Embassies and Diplomatic missions are government bodies that represent the government of a particular country in another country known as a host country. They are the first point of call for every foreigner in another country who wishes to contact his home country for any reason. Embassies and diplomatic missions have a critical role to play in maintaining the relationship between their country and the host country as well...

Gone are the days when a person had to walk from one brick-and-mortar outlet to another looking for music videos and albums. In the modern age, a person only requires to log in online and download the desired type of music tune. The service may either be subscription-based or a one-off purchase. Kenya has not been left behind when it comes to downloading music online. In actual fact, the number...

The technological revolution in the film industry has greatly impacted the production and generation of movies. This is so and especially in African countries which are trying to keep the pace with emerging film trends and technologies currently in most westernised nations of the world. For instance, Kenyan Movies are of late marking a revolutionary turnaround with technological innovations that speak to us in an executive’s powered tone of...

As a developing country, Kenya is faced with a big challenge when it comes to poverty eradication. According to the latest World Bank report, at least 46% of Kenyans live below the poverty line. This means they basically earn less than one dollar a day. On paper, the statistics about Kenya may seem right. However, the following are some of the 10 things you might not know about poverty...

Gospel music in Kenya has been a booming industry lately. The artists combine lyrics with various styles ranging from African rhythms, classical and choirs. Kenya gospel songs have been modernised with the combination of the latest instrumentation. Top Kenyan gospel artists in this widely booming genre are mainly young people like Bahati Kevin, Willy Paul, Gloria Muriro, Chuchu, Dk Kwenye beats, Jimmy gaits, size 8 Juliani, Daddy Owen and Paul...

In the past few years Kenya has been represented in the world beauty contest. Several gorgeous ladies from Kenya have emerged winners with stunning looks. Some of these winners no longer look as awesome as they used to at the time of their shining star. However, despite older age which comes with depreciation in beauty, most of them still maintain those amazing looks that satisfied judges during the contest ....

Poverty in Kenya is a complex paradox which requires an in-depth look to appreciate and understand. In 2013, this East African nation of about 40 million was ranked 145th among 186 countries in terms of Human Development Index by the United Nation's Development Programme. The index ranks countries around the world in terms of standards of living, life expectancy and educational attainment. In order to shed some light on the...

The Kenyan music scene has been quite vibrant over the last decade. However, gospel music remains the most popular genre of music in Kenya. In fact, gospel artists top the list of the most famous as well as the richest artists in general. The industry has seen old gospel artists making a comeback as well as new musicians being discovered. Currently, the following are the top 10 popular Kenya...

A monument is a kind of structure that was specially erected in remembrance of an important event or an individual. It is a structure which has become so important to a social group in remembrance of historic times or cultural heritage. There are lots of these structures in Kenya today, bringing millions of tourists to Kenya on yearly basis. These sites bring to light the origin of mankind and...

Historical records show that Kenyans had access to education from a time dating as far back as 1728 as noted on Swahili manuscript Utendi wa Tambuka (Book of Heraclius). As at the time of independence in 1963, 840,000 African children were attending elementary school, some of these schools includes: School at Rabai near Mombasa – established 1846, Nairobi School established 1902, Friends School Kaimosi, now Kaimosi Friends Primary School, established 1903, Maseno School, established in 1906, Government Indian School or The Duke of...

Kenya has what could be described as a developed education system with 8-4-4 system, comprising of 8 years of primary education, 4 years of secondary and 4 years of university education. It is still undergoing slow but steady development through the effort of the government. As at the moment, Kenya has five public and four private universities. There are also three national polytechnics and 17 institutes of technology as well as 12 technical...

The value Kenya has for education can be seen in the number and quality of schools in the country especially in the primary and high schools. It will be recalled that just recently, two Secondary schools in Kenya were listed among the best 10 secondary schools in Africa by The African Economist.  The latest ranking of the secondary schools listed 100 schools across Africa with exceptional facilities, good learning environment and...

Kenya is still a developing nation in many respects, including when it comes to healthcare. The country's life expectancy still lies at 63 years, with maternal and infant mortality remaining relatively high. It was reported that Kenya spent only a meagre 5.1% of its Gross Domestic Product (GDP) on healthcare in 2002. This was well below the high-income OECD (Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development) countries’ average of 9.8% for the...

Kenya as an independent country has enjoyed some level of peace and stability politically until recently. The country has been a multi-party democracy in law before independence and remained so until 1982 when Section 2A was enacted, making the country a one-party State. Kenya gained independence on December 12, 1963. This was after it was subjected for 43 years, under the British rule. Following her independence, Kenya had one political party -...

Before we discuss the biggest banks in Kenya, let's take a quick and short look at how banking grew in Kenya to what we have today. Commercial banking in Kenya dates back to the colonial era - note that I used the term 'commercial banking', this is because even before what we now know as financial institutions or banks began to exist, our people had their own forms of saving. With...