Cristy Castellanos Mrs. Bowen

First people to come to Kenya; People that were from Ethiopia They came for fertile land; good land. The next people to come were the Yaaku There were a lot of different groups that came and went. But there were four groups that took up the majority of the population. Hamitic Nilotic Nilo-Hamitic Bantu People Along the Coast Arabs and Persians traded a lot along the Kenyans coast. They came together and formed a new language Swahili

Located on the eastern side of Africa

Christian-Protestant 45% Roman Catholic 33% Islam 10% Indigenous Religions 10% Other 2%

In rural areas the houses are made of mud and wooden poles, etc. People who live in the city usually live in apartments or houses.

Kenya Is known as the 47 th largest country. The land Fertile plateau in the east Low plains in central The highlands have the highest point in Kenya Mount Kenya is the second highest in Africa Kenya has a tropical climate February and March are the hottest times The coldest times would be July and August. From April to June it rains a lot

The government type is semi-presidential republic. This is where the president is both head of state and head of government. President of Kenya is Mwai Kibaki 77 years old

Jamhuri Day ; A celebration of independence since Kenyatta Day; honor of all the heroes who died fighting for independence One of the food customs that occurs in Kenya is that when there is a celebration or a party where they enjoy eating the goat its called nyama choma “burnt meat.”

Health care in Kenya has a lot of problems due to the outbreak of AIDS/HIVS. In 5 districts there are 1,700 people living with HIVS. What have they been doing to help? They have volunteer people come They are trying to educate their nurses and doctors

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