Amazing Facts about Kenya in English
Kenya is a country located in the African continent, the capital of Kenya is: Nairobi. Kenya, a country whose 99% population is black, a country in which lions, elephants, bears are seen roaming everywhere, a country where there is no middle class people, either they are very rich or very He is poor. Come join us so you can get to know Kenya a little more closely…
15 interesting facts about the country Kenya
1. Kenya’s history is full of slavery, after being a slave for 100 years, Kenya became independent from Britain on December 12, 1963. And in 1964 it also declared itself a republic by adopting the constitution.
2. Scientists believe that humans originated in Kenya because the oldest remains of humans have been found here.
3. Kenya has 2 official languages: Swahili and English. But more than 60 local languages are spoken here.
4. In Kenya one can have more than one wife.
5. Kenya is a big producer of coffee and most of its earnings come from it, but people here prefer to drink tea and beer instead of coffee.
15 Amazing Facts about Kenya in English
6. The currency of Kenya is Shilling. One shilling is worth Rs 0.68.
7. There is no government means of transport in Kenya and traveling in vans etc. here is like cramming 19 people into a van of 9 people.
8. The price of dowry for a wedding in Kenya starts from 10 cows.
9. Kenya ranks number 3 in the world in the production of rose flowers. Kenya is also called ‘Flower Garden of Europe’.
10. There are about 1132 types of birds in Kenya and out of these, 342 types of birds can be seen in a single park in less than 24 hours, which is a world record in itself.
Amazing Facts about Kenya
11. In Kenya, about 26 lakh people practice running naked at night. Here you will find an athlete in every house.
12. One American uses as much natural resources (air, water, trees, soil) as 32 people of Kenya do.
13. A Kenyan lawyer had offered 50 cows, 70 sheep and goats to Barack Obama’s family but in return he wanted to marry Obama’s daughter.
14. Kenya has the strictest law in the world on the use of plastic bags. Here, production, sale and use of plastic bags can be punished with imprisonment of up to 4 years or a fine of Rs 25 lakh.
15. A small part of ‘Lake Victoria’, the world’s second largest lake of clean water, is also in Kenya. Actually, this lake falls in three countries: 6% in Kenya, 45% in Uganda and 49% in Tanzania.