KENYA

Lauren Flyge, Cyndy Leonard, Mike McCabe

GEOGRAPHY
Located in East Africa
Twice the size of Nevada
Cut by the Equator
Surrounded by: Ethiopia, Tanzania, Somalia, Uganda, South Sudan
East side: coastlines and swamps
Central and west: Kenyan rift valley (highest mountains)
Some small forests
Tropical climate
Arid climate

Geography

Politics
Democratic republic- The Republic of Kenya
Capital: Nairobi
Current President: Uhuru Kenyatta
Kenya won its independence from British colonial rule in 1963
The country has a multi-party political system

CULTURE
A melting pot of people
Waves of migration have led to Kenya becoming one of the most diverse African
countries culturally and linguistically.
The country has at least 40 different ethnic African groups

Kenya is also home to large populations of Europeans, Arabs, Indians and Pakistanis.
http://www.our-africa.org/kenya/people-culture
Video of two children talking about different tribes and their own beliefs and customs.
While your watching keep this question in mind:
What are some differences between the African tribes mentioned?

 Belief systems among some remote tribes also remain indigenous.

Across Kenya, a whole two-thirds of people are Christian.
With the centuries-old influence of Arabic and Islamic traders and settlers around 15% of Kenyans
are Muslim.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wrDFYiU9Cd8

Ethnicity/Culture

Education
Kenya has a developed education system:

8 years of primary
4 years of secondary
4 years of university education
It is undergoing slow but sure development through the effort of the government.

There are a number of schools in Kenya including international schools that incorporate:
American
British
French
German
Kenyan Universities:
seven National universities and a number of private universities
some national polytechnics
17 institutes of technology
12 technical training institutes

Education Statistics
About 85% of all Kenyan children attend free primary school
24% children attend secondary school
2% attend higher education institutions
The average age of children entering primary school in Kenya is 6.
Approximately 5.8% of children in primary school will have to repeat a grade.
Only about 83.6% of children who enter primary school, will survive to the last grade.
Adult (age 15+) literacy rate in Kenya is about 87%
Youth (age 15 24) literacy rate in Kenya is about 92.7%

Government Influence on Education

The Kenyan government made a promise to provide free primary education to its citizens.
This promise did not materialize till 2003, due to the low economy and increasing population of
Kenya.
The 8-4-4 system was introduced in 1985.

Activity
Use the Venn Diagram to compare and contrast the culture and education of Kenya
and the United States (in general).
Think about diversity/ethnicity, education programs, statistics.

Co-teaching and Learning Styles

Learning Styles:
Applied
Spatial

Co-teaching:
Team teaching
Parallel

Resources
http://www.our-africa.org/kenya/people-culture
http://unmilleniumdevelopmentgoal.wordpress.com/2011/12/12/education-statisticscanada-versus-ethiopia/
http://www.mapsofworld.com/kenya/education/

http://www.kenyarep-jp.com/kenya/government_e.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geography_of_Kenya
http://www.shadowsofafrica.com/destinations/kenya/tribes-and-religion-of-kenya