KENYA



Republic of Kenya

Jamhuri ya Kenya

CAPITAL : Nairobi

FLAG : The flag is a horizontal tricolor of black, red, and green stripes separated by narrow white bars. At the center is a red shield with black and white markings superimposed on two crossed white spears.

ANTHEM : Wimbo Wa Taifa (National Anthem), beginning "Ee Mungu nguvu yetu, ilete baraka Kwetu" ("O God of all creation, bless this our land and nation").

MONETARY UNIT : The Kenya shilling (S H ) is a paper currency of 100 cents; the Kenya pound ( K £) is a unit of account equivalent to 20 shillings. There are coins of 5, 10, and 50 cents, and 1 and 5 shillings; and notes of 5, 10, 20, 50, 100, and 200 shillings. SH 1 = $0.01324 ( OR $1 = S H 75.5) as of May 2003.

WEIGHTS AND MEASURES : The metric system is used.

HOLIDAYS : New Year's Day, 1 January; Labor Day, 1 May; Madaraka Day, 1 June; Kenyatta Day, 20 October; Uhuru (Independence) Day, 12 December; Christmas, 25 December; Boxing Day, 26 December. Movable holidays include Good Friday, Easter Monday, 'Id al-Fitr, and 'Id al-'Adha'.

TIME : 3 PM = noon GMT.


INSURANCE

Insurance companies must be registered and licensed. Categories of compulsory insurance include motor third-party liability for bodily injuries and cargo insurance for imports. The insurance regulatory body is the Ministry of Finance and Planning. There were 37 insurance companies operating in Kenya in 1999. By 2001, there was $90 million spent on life insurance premiums.

DEPENDENCIES

Kenya has no territories or colonies.

BIBLIOGRAPHY

Ahluwalia, D. P. S. Post-Colonialism and the Politics of Kenya . New York: Nova Science Publishers, 1996.

Assensoh, A. B. African Political Leadership: Jomo Kenyatta, Kwame Nkrumah, and Julius K. Nyerere. Malabar, Fla.: Krieger Pub., 1998.

Chenevix Trench, Charles. Men who Ruled Kenya: The Kenya Administration, 1892–1963. New York: Radcliffe Press, 1993.

Clough, Marshall S. Fighting Two Sides: Kenyan Chiefs and Politicians, 1918–1940. Niwot, Colo.: University Press of Colorado, 1990.

Decalo, Samuel. The Stable Minority: Civilian Rule in Africa, 1960–1990. Gainesville, Fla.: FAP Books, 1998.

Haugerud, Angelique. The Culture of Politics in Modern Kenya . Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1995.

Himbara, David. Kenyan Capitalists, the State, and Development . Boulder, Colo.: L. Rienner, 1994.

Maxon, Robert M., and Thomas P. Ofcansky. Historical Dictionary of Kenya. Lanham, Md.: Scarecrow Press, 2000.

McElrath, Karen (ed.). HIV and AIDS: A Global View. Westport, Conn.: Greenwood Press, 2002.

Miller, Norman N. and Roger Yeager. Kenya: The Quest for Prosperity. Boulder, Colo.: Westview Press, 1994.

Mwakikagile, Godfrey. Ethnic Politics in Kenya and Nigeria . Huntington, N.Y.: Nova Science Publishers, 2001.

Ogot, Bethwell A. Decolonization and Independence in Kenya, 1940–93 . London: Curry, 1995.

Sobania, N. W. Culture and Customs of Kenya. Westport, Ct.: Greenwood Press, 2003.

Themes in Kenyan History. Athens: Ohio University Press, 1990.

Thomas-Slayter, Barbara P. Gender, Environment, and Development in Kenya: A Grassroots Perspective . Boulder, Colo.: L. Rienner, 1995.

——. Multi-Party Politics in Kenya. Athens: Ohio University Press, 1998.

Watson, Mary Ann (ed.). Modern Kenya: Social Issues and Perspectives. Lanham, Md.: University Press of America, 2000.

Widner, Jennifer A. The Rise of a Party-state in Kenya: From "Harambee" to "Nyayo!". Berkeley: University of California, 1992.

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