Cristy CastellanosMrs. Bowen

Welcome to Kenya

History of KenyaFirst people to come to Kenya; People that

were from Ethiopia They came for fertile land; good land.The next people to come were the YaakuThere were a lot of different groups that came and

went. But there were four groups that took up the majority of the population. Hamitic Nilotic Nilo-Hamitic Bantu

People Along the Coast Arabs and Persians traded a lot along the Kenyans coast. They came together and formed a new language Swahili

Located on the eastern side of Africa

Location of Kenya

Family of KenyaMen

•They were always in charge•Control the money and the property•They can have up to five or six wives• They usually have to make a

hut for each of the wives to take care of the children. And the man has his own hut.

Son• For inheritance, the son is always the one who gets it •When the parents get old, the responsibility for the son is to take care of them.

Women•They are often beaten•About 40% of women get jobs in rural areas.• The jobs are usually low

paying• They get low income

•2nd class•Double the work load in rural areas• Cooking, cleaning, children,

farming.

Ethnicity s of Kenya

Christian-Protestant 45%Roman Catholic 33%

Islam 10%Indigenous Religions 10%

Other 2%

Religion in Kenya

Art&Music&Oral in Kenya Art

•They have a lot of religious significance• The stuff that

they make has a lot of religion meaning

•Some of the mask or jewelry will represent animals•There are some art galleries in Nairobi city.

   

Music•Benga is a very popular music • mix of Kenya and

the Western Africa

•Taarab is another popular kind of music • Mix of Arabian

and Indian

Oral•Stories Passed from generations•They have a special theater were they dance, sing, and act.•Ngugi wa Thiong'o is one of the novelist.

How people of Kenya live

In rural areas the houses are made of mud and wooden poles, etc.

People who live in the city usually live in apartments or houses.

Kenya & JobsMen

•There about 1.2 million men working • Men usually work in education, manufacturing, building, construction, trade, and transport.

Women•There are about 473,400 women working•Woman do work in the agriculture field and also the marketing/food.

Geography and Climate of Kenya•Kenya Is known as the 47th largest country.•The land • Fertile plateau in

the east • Low plains in

central •The highlands have the highest point in Kenya• Mount Kenya is the

second highest in Africa

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•Kenya has a tropical climate•February and March are the hottest times•The coldest times would be July and August.•From April to June it rains a lot

Kenya and its government

•The government type is semi-presidential republic.• This is where the president is both head of state and head of

government. •President of Kenya is Mwai Kibaki• 77 years old

Holidays and FestivalsJamhuri Day ; A celebration of independence since 1963. Kenyatta Day; honor of all the heroes who died fighting for independence Madaraka Day; the anniversary of self-government.

Health care in Kenya has a lot of problems due to the outbreak of AIDS/HIVS.

In 5 districts there are 1,700 people living with HIVS.

What have they been doing to help?They have volunteer people comeThey are trying to educate their nurses and

doctors

Kenya and its Healthcare

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