Kenya is a country in East Africa, located on the equator and bordered by Ethiopia, Somalia, Tanzania, Uganda, South Sudan, and Sudan. It has a population of approximately 50 million people and is one of the most diverse countries in Africa. It has numerous landscapes including mountains, savannahs, forests, rivers and coastlines along the Indian Ocean. The capital city is Nairobi and the official languages are English and Swahili.
Kenya is known for its wildlife safaris in national parks such as Maasai Mara National Reserve and Amboseli National Park. Other popular attractions include Mount Kenya National Park, Lake Nakuru National Park and Tsavo West National Park. Additionally there are many cultural attractions such as Lamu Island which is a UNESCO World Heritage Site with beautiful architecture from the Swahili culture. See countries that begin with K.
The economy of Kenya is largely based on agriculture with over 75% of Kenyans employed in this sector. The country also has a growing tourism industry which contributes significantly to its GDP growth. Overall Kenya has many opportunities for economic growth due to its strategic location in East Africa as well as its natural resources including minerals, oil reserves and arable land.
Yearbook 2004
Kenya. A long-standing disagreement over a new constitution deepened in March, when the government resigned from the national conference where the constitution was debated. The total population in Kenya is 53,771,307 people in 2020. The resignation took place in protest of a draft constitution under which the president’s power should be cut and partially transferred to a new post as prime minister. In June, President Mwai Kibaki conducted a government reform, in which some of those who criticized his opposition to the new constitution were given less attractive posts. In return, Kibaki took several representatives of the former KANU government party into the government.
After praising the new government’s fight against corruption for more than a year, the major donors in July expressed strong concern that the corruption was once again rooted in the country’s top management. The EU decided to withhold promised aid. The US and Japan threatened to do the same.
The British ambassador caused great disarray when he claimed that during his 19 months, the Kibaki government squandered more government resources than Daniel arap Moi’s regime did in 24 years. Since Kibaki appointed a new commission to fight corruption, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) agreed in September to release $ 35 million of a previously promised loan of just over $ 250 million that should have been paid off in May.
In August, a hundred-year contract expired as the British colonial power signed with the mass group of massagers to lease almost 1 million hectares of land. When the government rejected the massagers’ demand to get their land back, riots erupted in several places and seventy people were arrested. A shepherd who drove his animals into private land, which once belonged to his family, was shot dead by police.
September
HD judges call on Kenyatta to dissolve parliament
September 21st
David Maraga, Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, calls on President Uhuru Kenyatta to dissolve parliament, as the proportion of women members is lower than the constitution stipulates (no gender may make up more than two thirds of all members. Parliament has failed to follow the rules According to Maraga, Speaker Justin Muturi says the demand from the HD judge is not realistic.When the new constitution came into force, the chamber was given five years to comply with the rules. See baglib.com for Kenya cities and resorts.
Prosecutors order an investigation into embezzled corona money
September 20
Prosecutor Noordin Haji is ordering an investigation into what has happened to the $ 71 million that has disappeared as a result of “incorrect procurement”. The money would have gone to the purchase of medical equipment to combat the corona pandemic (see also August 2020). Several Kenyan businessmen have already been accused of embezzling about $ 400 million that would also have gone to the care of covid-19 patients.
August
Accusations of corruption against the Ministry of Health
31 August
President Uhuru Kenyatta is ordering the country’s Ministry of Health to publish all purchases of medical equipment made to combat the ongoing corona pandemic and for the data to be published online. This is after allegations that large sums that would have gone to this have been embezzled. Healthcare staff have also criticized the fact that the equipment purchased and sent to healthcare facilities around the country has been of substandard quality. Kenyatta has previously requested that the business be investigated by the country’s anti-corruption commission. The revelations made earlier this month have led to protests around Kenya and doctors at the country’s state hospitals have gone on strike.