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· The great Mount Kenya (the<br />
second highest mountain in<br />
Africa).<br />
· Maasai Mara Game Reserve and<br />
specifically the wildest migration<br />
across the crocodile infested<br />
Mara River.<br />
· The Nairobi National Park in the<br />
outskirts of Nairobi.<br />
· Beautiful and spectacular<br />
beaches at the Kenyan coast.<br />
· The Fort Jesus along Nkrumah<br />
Road in Mombasa -Built by<br />
the Portuguese explorers and<br />
opened in 1593.<br />
· Bullfighting in Western Kenya.<br />
National Anthem.<br />
The Kenya national anthem<br />
expresses the convictions and<br />
aspirations of the Kenyan people.<br />
It was commissioned in 1963 –<br />
Originally in Swahili and was based<br />
on a traditional tune sung by<br />
mothers of the Pokomo Community<br />
to their children.<br />
Key personalities:<br />
· Field Marshall Dedan Kimathi<br />
Waciuri (deceased)- A brilliant<br />
military organiser who led the<br />
Mau Mau uprising against the<br />
British. Captured and executed<br />
by the British on 18 th February<br />
1957; and sadly still buried at<br />
the Kamiti Maximum security<br />
prison to this day.<br />
· Jomo Kenyatta (deceased) -<br />
Founding prime minister and<br />
president of the Republic of<br />
Kenya.<br />
· Oginga Odinga (deceased)<br />
– Freedom fighter and<br />
independence icon.<br />
· Masinde Muliro (deceased)<br />
– Freedom fighter and<br />
independence icon.<br />
· Daniel arap Moi- Second<br />
president of the Republic of<br />
Kenya.<br />
· Mwai Kibaki- Third president of<br />
the republic of Kenya.<br />
· Raila Amolo Odinga- second<br />
prime minister of the republic<br />
of Kenya.<br />
· Kipchoge Keino- Most<br />
famous athlete and sports<br />
administrator.<br />
· Martin Shikuku (deceased)–<br />
Independence icon and<br />
renowned MP.<br />
· Professor Wangari Maathai<br />
(deceased)- First female<br />
professor of veterinary<br />
medicine, environmental<br />
campaigner, and winner of the<br />
Nobel Peace Prize.<br />
· Professor Ngugi wa Thiongo –<br />
Renown writer and professor of<br />
English and literature.<br />
· Professor Francis Imbuga<br />
(deceased) – Professor of<br />
literature and renowned writer.<br />
· Thomas Joseph Mboya<br />
(deceased)- Trade unionist, MP,<br />
Minister and brilliant architect<br />
of the Kenya’s early economic<br />
plan and strategies.<br />
Kenya’s Timeline.<br />
· 1952- Mau Mau uprising- the<br />
bloody uprising against colonial<br />
rule.<br />
· 1963- Country defeats the<br />
British and gains independence<br />
· 1978 - First president of the<br />
country dies in his sleep. Daniel<br />
Arap Moi takes over.<br />
· 1982- Attempted coup d’état to<br />
overthrow the government of<br />
the day.<br />
· 1991- The law changed to<br />
allow the registration of more<br />
political parties.<br />
· 1998 – A bloody terrorist attack<br />
in the middle of the capital<br />
leaves 230 dead.<br />
· 2002- President Moi retires<br />
and Mwai Kibaki takes over as<br />
president.<br />
· 2007- Disputed elections results<br />
in very bloody skirmishes and<br />
the unfortunate death of 1,600<br />
Kenyans many killed with<br />
unimaginable brutality.<br />
· 2013 – President Kibaki retires<br />
and Uhuru Muigai Kenyatta<br />
takes over as president.<br />
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