By: Stacy Dixon

Two tallest mountains are Mount Kenya and Mount Elgon. They are located in the Kenyan Rift Valley The longest river in Kenya is the Nile at 4,132 miles Diani Beach is the best beach for families to visit The three largest cities are Nairobi, Mombasa, and Nakuru

600: Arabs settle over area 700’s: Portuguese try to take the land but are pushed out by Swahili states 1895: British East African Protectorate is formed 1920: Protectorate becomes a crown colony of Kenya 1944: Kenyan African Union (KAU) is formed to campaign independence for Africa 1947: Jomo Kenyatta is leader of KAU 1952: Mau Mau a secret guerilla group violently campaign against white settlers. Kenyatta is arrested 1953: Kenyatta is charged with management of Mau Mau and is put in jail, KAU banned

1956: Mau Mau rebels taken down but after thousands of Africans killed 1959: Kenyatta released from jail but under house arrest 1960: Kenya African National Union (KANU) is formed by Tom Mboya and Oginga Odinga Independence 1961: Kenyatta freed and continues to be president of KANU 1963: Gains independence on December 12, Kenyatta is prime minister 1964: Republic of Kenya formed, Kenyatta president and Odinga is vice-president 1969: Tom Mboya is assassinated, Odinga arrested KANU is only party to contest elections

1978: Kenyatta dies in his office Daniel arap Moi succeeds Kenyatta as president and is president until : Kenay is officially declared a one-party state by the National Assembly, 1990: death of Robert Ouko the foreign minister leads to more dissent against the government 1991: KANU agrees to introduces a multi-party system 1992: 2,000 people killed in tribal conflict in west half of country 1998: Al-Qaeda operatives bomb US Embassy in Nairobi killing 224 people 2005: clashes of land/water rights kill over 40 people 2013: british government says it sincerely regrets torturing thousands of Kenyans during the suppression of Mau Mau in the 50’s

Hissing at someone is a normal way to gain a strangers attention If asking questions avoid yes/no’s, answering anything negatively is impolite When showing someone around its normal for them to hold your hand to show you Left Hand Rule: the left hand there is left for unhygienic acts and the right for eating and touching Never point your finger unless looking for a fight, pointing there is the same as flipping someone off here For women the way they act is watched even more close than men, loose, long hair is seen as provocative especially if blonde, and the head shoulders and legs are sensitive areas and need to be kept covered.

Is a presidential representative democratic republic President is head of state and government President is Uhuru Kenyatta since 2013 Executive branch is headed by president Legislative branch is strictly parliament Judiciary is independent from the legislative and executive

Sammy Wanjiru (Olympian) Uhuru Kenyattta (President) Jomo Kenyatta (President)

Al-Shabaab gunmen attack people at the Westgate mall on April 5, 63 people still haven’t been found A new constitution was recently