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  Kenya - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Kenya is a republic; the President of Kenya is both the chief of state and the head of government.
Kenya has had a multi-party system since 1991 via constitutional amendment, with politicians frequently "crossing the floor" or setting up new political parties and coalitions to achieve their political aims.
Kenya is in the process of rewriting its post-colonial constitution and its subsequent amendments that gave the president nearly unlimited powers and immunity from the law accounting for many of Kenya's current problems with corruption.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Kenya   (1851 words)

  
 Kenya. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001-05
Kenya is bordered by Somalia on the east, the Indian Ocean on the southeast, Tanzania on the south, Lake Victoria (Victoria Nyanza) on the southwest, Uganda on the west, Sudan on the northwest, and Ethiopia on the north.
In the southwest are the fertile grasslands and forests of the Kenya highlands.
Kenya attracts many tourists, largely lured by its coastal beaches and varied wildlife, which is protected in the expansive Tsavo National Park (8,034 sq mi/20,808 sq km) in the southeast.
www.bartleby.com /65/ke/Kenya.html   (1940 words)

  
 KENYA   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Against this backdrop, Kenya is totally committed to the fight against terrorism as we have been subjected to loss of innocent lives, untold human suffering, loss of property and social and economic hardship.
Kenya notes with regret that a lasting solution to the question of Palestine remains elusive despite various initiatives and efforts, which have been made to address the problem.
Every citizen of Kenya was provided an opportunity to have a voice in determining his or her government - successful and strong evidence that Africans can and will embrace democracy and that we, ' the proud descendents of the oldest civilizations in history, are ready to determine our destiny.
www.un.org /webcast/ga/58/statements/kenyeng031001.htm   (2196 words)

  
 New President of Kenya   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
We congratulate President Mwai Kibaki and are heartened by his commitment to pursue economic reform and to demonstrate inclusiveness in dealing with the political opposition.
For President Kibaki, who was wheeled up a specially constructed cement ramp and sat with one leg in plaster, there were deafening choruses of "Rainbow, Rainbow," a tribute to the coalition that had brought the veteran opposition challenger his victory.
President Moi had only minutes earlier hailed his former vice-president and finance minister as a man of "integrity." Still clutching his chieftain's white baton, he praised Kibaki's courage in campaigning after sustaining serious injuries in a car crash.
www.donsmcclureconsultants.com /concept_175.htm   (724 words)

  
 About Kenya   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Kenya's climate is highly variable over its territory, from a lush tropical environment in the south near the coast, to arid regions in the north and west, to the glacier-capped peaks of Mount Kenya.
Kenya was a disputed territory between the various European naval powers who explored the area in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries.
Kenya was declared a colony of Britain in 1920.
www.mnh.si.edu /anthro/humanorigins/aop/olorg1999/kenya/home.htm   (354 words)

  
 CNN.com - Kibaki takes over Monday in Kenya - Dec. 29, 2002
Kenya's opposition leader Mwai Kibaki is scheduled to take office Monday as Kenya's president, ending Daniel arap Moi's 24-year hold on power and four decades of control by his party.
The Electoral Commission of Kenya declared Kibaki the winner of Friday's balloting after his rival, Uhuru Kenyatta -- the candidate of Moi's ruling KANU party and the son of Kenya's first president, Jomo Kenyatta -- conceded defeat.
Kenya has been the recent scene of two major terrorist attacks -- the 1998 bombing of the U.S. Embassy in Nairobi, which killed more than 200 people, most of them Kenyans, and last month's bombing of an Israeli-owned resort hotel in Mombasa, which killed 10 Kenyans and three Israelis.
archives.cnn.com /2002/WORLD/africa/12/29/kenya.result   (597 words)

  
 Kenya Somali Community of North America   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
The Prayers of the Kenya people were answered, and with your election as president, Kenya is saved from disintegration and decadence.
President, a major task before your government is to ensure that such a divisive and negative perception does not become a self-fulfilling prophecy.
President, has accorded you a great opportunity to lay the foundation for a new Kenya free of corruption, of discrimination and of injustice and based on the principles of democracy and respect of human rights and dignity.
www.kenyasomalis.org /open_letter.htm   (1302 words)

  
 Boston.com / News / World / Africa / Kenya's 8th vice president dies at 58   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Wamalwa, a member of parliament for the FORD Kenya party, became Kenya's eighth vice president since independence after the opposition victory in December that ended the 24-year rule of former President Daniel arap Moi.
President Mwai Kibaki said he had "lost a friend and comrade whom he looked up to for advice while they served in the opposition and now in the management of the country's affairs."
The president's statement did not mention funeral arrangements or how or when Wamalwa's successor would be chosen.
www.boston.com /news/world/africa/articles/2003/08/23/kenyas_8th_vice_president_dies_at_58   (349 words)

  
 Kenya
From October 1952 to December 1959, Kenya was under a state of emergency arising from the Mau Mau rebellion against British colonial rule.
Kenya became independent on December 12, 1963, and the next year joined the Commonwealth.
The minority party, Kenya African Democratic Union (KADU), representing a coalition of small tribes that had feared dominance by larger ones, dissolved itself voluntarily in 1964 and joined KANU.
www.uiowa.edu /~africart/toc/countries/Kenya.html   (371 words)

  
 Online NewsHour: New Leadership in Kenya -- December 30, 2002
Chege, another aspect of at least the importance of Kenya to the United States is as a partner in the war against terror yet of course it's been the scene of one very horrific terror attack.
Kenya is in a tough neighborhood and that is its primary misfortune.
And I might add to what Professor Chege said, that the big danger in Kenya is not the indigenous Muslim population but the very long border with Somalia, we all know the chaos that is in Somalia and the capability of people to infiltrate arms and terrorists across that border.
www.pbs.org /newshour/bb/africa/july-dec02/kenya_12-30.html   (2001 words)

  
 President Bush Welcomes President Kibaki of Kenya to White House
President, Madam First Lady, members of the Kenyan delegation on behalf of the American people, Laura and I are pleased to welcome you to the United States.
President, Kenya values the warm and cordial friendship that exists between the two nations.
Kenya stands with the United States and the international community in fight against this global menace, in our conviction that no just cause can be served by taking away innocent lives.
www.state.gov /p/af/rls/prsrl/24913.htm   (815 words)

  
 USATODAY.com - Kibaki takes over as Kenya president   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Mwai Kibaki took the oath of office as Kenya's third president from a wheelchair Monday as hundreds of thousands of his supporters roared their approval in a downtown park.
In spite of bureaucratic glitches and unseasonably heavy rains, the elections for president, parliament and more than 2,000 local councilors were described by local and international observers as the most free and fair in Kenya's 39-year history as an independent nation.
The presidents of Uganda, Tanzania and Zambia as well as the prime minister of Rwanda and Zanele Mbeki, wife of South African President Thabo Mbeki, witnessed the ceremony.
www.usatoday.com /news/world/2002-12-29-kenya-elections_x.htm   (621 words)

  
 BBC NEWS | Africa | Kenya victor vows to tackle corruption
Kenya's president-elect Mwai Kibaki has promised sweeping changes to the way the country is run.
The South African Government said it "commends the outgoing President Daniel arap Moi, the government, the political parties and the people of Kenya on the peaceful nature of the election".
Kenya's former colonial ruler, Britain, said it looked forward to working closely with Kenya's new government and leader, while Commonwealth election observers praised the "free, fair, peaceful and transparent" poll.
news.bbc.co.uk /2/hi/africa/2612427.stm   (614 words)

  
 President of Kenya
Former President Moi's Presidential Standard was green in colour, with a shield in the middle and a cockerel next to it.
President Daniel Arap Moi changed the colour of the field to green in September 1978.
"The Standard of the President is dark green, with a small version of the shield crossed by two large assegais [sic] in the centre, and near the fly edge a golden cockerel.
flagspot.net /flags/ke-pres.html   (837 words)

  
 U.S. Newswire : Releases : "Remarks by President Bush and President Kibaki of Kenya in Press Availability"   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
President Kibaki's election last December showed Kenyans and Africans and people throughout the world the power of the ballot and the benefits of peaceful, democratic change.
The President won a mandate for reform, and he is moving ahead with an ambitious agenda: redrafting Kenya's constitution, liberalizing its economy, fighting corruption and investing in education and health care.
President Bush welcomed the efforts made by Kenya in consolidating democracy, particularly after the successful general elections of December, the year 2002.
releases.usnewswire.com /GetRelease.asp?id=21701   (2822 words)

  
 Kenya (10/05)
Kenya's proximity to the Arabian Peninsula invited colonization, and Arab and Persian settlements sprouted along the coast by the eighth century.
In March 1996, the Presidents of Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda re-established the East African Cooperation (EAC).
Kenya has hosted and played an active role in the negotiations to resolve the civil war in Sudan and to reinstate a central government authority in Somalia.
www.state.gov /r/pa/ei/bgn/2962.htm   (3303 words)

  
 BBC NEWS | World | Africa | Profile: Kenya's new leader
After his last narrow defeat to President Moi in 1997, it was thought he might retreat to his beloved golf courses and his farm.
Born in 1931 on the slopes of Mount Kenya, he is from Kenya's largest tribe, the Kikuyu.
He was finance minister throughout the 1970s and vice president for much of the 1980s, serving ably under the country's first president, Jomo Kenyatta, and then his successor President Moi.
news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/world/africa/2612893.stm   (565 words)

  
 Kenya   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Kenya lies across the equator in east-central Africa, on the coast of the Indian Ocean.
Kenya borders Somalia to the east, Ethiopia to the north, Tanzania to the south, Uganda to the west, and Sudan to the northwest.
Kenya is regularly ranked among the ten most corrupt countries in the world, according to the watchdog group Transparency International.
www.infoplease.com /ipa/A0107678.html   (1124 words)

  
 Office of the President   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
President Mwai Kibaki was born on November 15th, 1931 in Gatuyaini Village, Othaya division, Nyeri, in the Central Province.
While at the University, Kibaki was the Chairman of the Kenya Students Association and the Vice-Chairman of Makerere Students Guild.
Mwai Kibaki was sworn in as President on 30th December 2002 after winning in the preceding General Elections held on 27th December 2002.
www.officeofthepresident.go.ke /president.html   (863 words)

  
 Aljazeera.Net - Kenya's vice president dies   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Kenya's Vice President Michael Kijana Wamalwa has died in London, where he had been hospitalised for several weeks, President Mwai Kibaki said.
Kibaki said Kenya "had lost a patriot and a gentleman who served his country with dedication to enhance the democratic space." He said he had lost "a friend and comrade".
Wamalwa, a British-educated lawyer, was appointed vice president in January.
english.aljazeera.net /NR/exeres/C92F0696-9ED8-47F7-A119-73B312861C4C.htm   (195 words)

  
 BBC NEWS | Africa | Kenya buries vice-president
Kenya has held a state funeral for Vice-President Michael Kijana Wamalwa, who played a key role in securing victory for the opposition National Rainbow Coalition in December.
Wamalwa, a British-trained lawyer who left the ruling Kenya African National Union (Kanu) in the early 1990s, is credited with having persuaded Luhyas to back the opposition in the December elections.
Kenya's Minister of Roads and Public Works, Raila Odinga, is seen as a leading contender to succeed Wamalwa.
news.bbc.co.uk /2/hi/africa/3086338.stm   (303 words)

  
 iafrica.com | news | world news Kenya's vice president loses seat
Early returns from Kenya's general elections show that the deputy to outgoing President Daniel arap Moi has lost his parliamentary seat to an opposition candidate, an election commission official said on Saturday.
Mudavadi, who had been appointed vice president only last month, was running on a ticket of the Kenya African National Union (KANU) party, which has ruled Kenya continuously since its independence from Britain in 1963.
Kenya went to the polls on Friday to elect a new president, parliament and local and municipal councils.
iafrica.com /news/worldnews/198103.htm   (374 words)

  
 Kenya's President Urges Athletes to Stay
Kenya is home to some of the world's best long-distance runners.
Kenya consistently ranks high in international track and field events, but the East African nation is losing many of its star athletes.
The drain of athletic talent is stirring debate in Kenya's parliament, where some ministers are considering a plan to retain their athletes.
www.voanews.com /english/2005-08-03-voa65.cfm   (800 words)

  
 Meet Kenya's new president   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Mwai Kibaki (71) is the first man to break the Kenya African National Union's (Kanu) hold on power since the country gained independence from Britain in 1963.
He spent 13 years as finance minister in the government of Jomo Kenyatta, whose son Uhuru was the Kanu presidential candidate and Kibaki's chief rival in the election.
When Kenya's fractious opposition parties put away their differences and formed an alliance in September, Kibaki emerged as their compromise presidential candidate, helped by his status as elder statesman.
www.news24.com /News24/Africa/Features/0,,2-11-37_1302180,00.html   (629 words)

  
 Kenya - Atlapedia Online   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
It is bound by Tanzania to the south, Uganda to the west, Sudan to the northwest, Ethiopia to the north, Somalia to the northeast and the Indian Ocean to the east.
CLIMATE: Kenya's climate varies from a tropical climate on the coast characterized by hot and humid conditions to a temperate climate inland and to a dry climate in the north.
In 1987 Muslims rioted in Mombasa and in 1988 Moi was re-elected as President.
www.atlapedia.com /online/countries/kenya.htm   (1631 words)

  
 CNN.com - Kenya readies for post-Moi era - Dec. 27, 2002
Kenya's former vice president and finance minister appeared likely to replace longtime President Daniel arap Moi after Friday elections marked by high turnout in some districts, and complaints about missing names on the voting rolls.
Kenya has had only two presidents -- Moi and Kenyatta -- since independence from Britain in 1963.
In addition, Kenya has been the scene of two major terrorist attacks in recent years -- the 1998 bombing of the U.S. Embassy in Nairobi, which more than 200 people, mostly Kenyans; and the November bombing of an Israeli-owned resort hotel in Mombasa that killed 10 Kenyans and three Israelis.
archives.cnn.com /2002/WORLD/africa/12/27/kenya.poll   (395 words)

  
 POLITICS: All Flags at Half-Mast, as Kenya Mourns Vice-President
Wamalwa, who was a force to reckon with in the fight for multi-party democracy in Kenya, had gone to Geneva to represent Kenya at an International Labour Organisation meeting from Jun. 2 to Jun. 20, after which he flew to London to meet investors.
The ever-smiling and composed Wamalwa was among those Kenyans who fought for the introduction of multi-democracy in Kenya in the early 1990s.
Kenya's minister for justice and constitutional affairs, Kiraitu Murungi, proposed that Wamalwa be laid to rest at the new Heroes' Square in the capital, Nairobi.
www.ipsnews.net /interna.asp?idnews=19827   (701 words)

  
 2004 - US Senate Race - Antonio Davis-Fairman visits President of Kenya   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
President George W. Bush and First Lady Laura Bush will welcome President Kibaki for a State Visit.
Kenya is at the forefront in fighting the global war on terror and is a leader in promoting regional stability through its mediation and peacekeeping efforts.
President Bush looks forward to discussing with President Kibaki how the United States and Kenya can further strengthen our strategic partnership and broaden our cooperation on issues important to Africa and the world, including deepening trade relations and combating HIV/AIDS."
www.ilsenate.com /news.asp?ID=15   (208 words)

  
 George Saitoti - Mathematician of the African Diaspora   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Kenya's Minister for Finance from 1983 to 1988 also without being the Vice President.
From December 1997 to April 1999, I was the Minister of Planning and National Development, without being the Vice President.
Kenya's Vice President from April 1999 to present.
www.math.buffalo.edu /mad/PEEPS/saitoti_george.html   (122 words)

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