Our Country
Small, but Impressionable.
Kenya is a unique and diverse country in almost every conceivable way - in culture, population, climate, geography, birds, wildlife, marine life and history. The country is a stable democratic society with a skilled workforce and a strong, competitive economy within the Africa region.
The country is named after Mount Kenya, a very significant landmark and the second highest mountain in Africa. Its spectacular natural environment teaming with wildlife, natural flora and fauna, rich Indigenous history and culture, multicultural communities, and high-quality food and beer make it one of the most favored international tourist destination.
The country is located in East Africa bordering the Indian Ocean to the right, Ethiopia to the north, Somalia to the northeast, Tanzania to the south, Lake Victoria and Uganda to the west, and Sudan to the northwest.
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Kenya in the World
In a World's perspective, Kenya is a small nation. With fewer than 40 million inhabitants, the country’s population is less than that of South Africa, Ethiopia, Germany, France and Spain. So foreigners are often surprised when they learn the actual geographic size of Kenya. It is bigger than California and nearly as large as Spain or France. With so few people in such an extensive territory, Kenya is one of Africa's most sparsely populated countries.
In size comparison, Kenya is larger than most countries of the world including Thailand, Spain, Cameroon, Sweden, Finland, Germany, United Kingdom, Singapore, Hong Kong, Norway and Japan.
Kenya’s culture is as broad and varied as the country's landscape. Kenya is multicultural and multiracial and this is reflected in the country's food, lifestyle and cultural practices and experience. This diversity of influences creates a cultural environment in Kenya that is lively, energized, innovative, and outward looking.
Human civilization is still a guest of nature and care for national treasures that are only becoming more unique and precious the more earth’s human population grows: access to fresh air, clean water, healthy forests, open space an unspoiled wilderness available to everyone.
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Kenya and the Kenyans.
Classlessness and collectivism are two key concept often used in describing the Kenyan ‘national character.’ The conviction that on one – man or woman, young or old, strong or weak – is worth more than anyone else permeates the Kenyan approach to life. Kenyans are expected to take care of their own affairs, work hard, accept responsibility and not ‘put on airs.’ Elitism, extravagance and lifestyles that differ from the norm are still considered taboo by many people in Kenya.
But there is also another side of the Kenyans which contradicts this controlled image. It is a kind of open-mindedness and ability to enjoy celebrations and free time to the fullest. To Kenyans, vacations are holy – when they are not working, they relax and enjoy the good life, without inhibitions and without caring very much about what others may think.
Call it home!
Ambitious, dutiful and controlled during work hours. Wild, open-minded and fun-loving during their free time. This is a good description of a typical Kenyan.
Perhaps embarrassment about our simple past explains another typically Kenyan character trait: a tendency toward self-deprecation and putting ourselves down. Few peoples seem as eager as the Kenyans to discuss the negative aspects of their home country. An outsider who listens to Kenyans talking about their country can easily get the impression that they must be and extremely antinationalistic people.
That impression would be wrong. These Kenyan complaints are, instead, an indication of another national characteristic: perfectionism. Anything that is not perfect can be done better and is thus the object of complaints, according to the Kenyan mindset. What is good is often taken for granted.
