History UsefulNotes / Kenya

->The flag is based on that of the Kenya African National Union (KANU), the dominant political party of Kenya for forty years since independence in 1960, and uses the Marcus Garvey variant of the Pan-African colors. The black, maroon and green stripes symbolize the Africans, the blood of the fallen during Kenya's struggles for independence, and the land, respectively; the white fimbriations stand for peace and honesty; at the center is a shield used by the Maasai people as well as a pair of spears, symbolizing Kenyans' readiness to defend their homeland.

The Republic of Kenya is a democratic country in East Africa with a population of 38 million. Its primary languages are English and Swahili. Internationally, it is best known for its wildlife reserves, traditionally hunted with rifles and now hunted with cameras, although they occasionally have to cull the elephants.

* The ''Franchise/{{Halo}}'' games have featured Kenyan locations quite prominently. There's a futuristic, high-tech version of Mombasa, Mount Kilimanjaro shows up in the background, and the Portal to the Forerunner Ark is located underneath the mining town of Voi and the Kenyan countryside.

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* The ''Franchise/{{Halo}}'' games have featured Kenyan locations quite prominently, with a futuristic, high-tech version of Mombasa, Mount Kilimanjaro, and the Portal to the Forerunner Ark is located underneath the mining town of Voi and the Kenyan countryside.

* Elena of ''Franchise/StreetFighter'' fame, a native of the Highlands outside Nairobi, is one of the few African (let alone Kenyan) characters in fighting games. She has had two Kenyan-themed stages designed for her -- The first, appearing in ''Street Fighter 3: New Generation'', is two-tiered and consists of a suspension bridge between two cliffs above the savannah, which is then knocked out by a giant bird to send the characters tumbling down to the banks of a waterfall, complete with lounging elephant and giraffe. ''2nd Impact'' features a re-colouring of the stage - it is set at night with bonfires and the elephant is asleep. In ''Third Strike'', her stage is newly designed and straight out of ''Disney/TheLionKing'', featuring a ''huge'' hazy sunset on the savannah with heat-haze effect.

BarackObama's father is a Luo man from Kenya. This prompted a national holiday when he was elected (and a bitter joke by the losing candidate in the presidential election--the Luo Raila Odinga--that a Luo would be President of the United States before one could be President of Kenya). This also prompted [[ConspiracyTheorist nutcases]] in America to believe that Obama himself is from Kenya as well, which would thus make him, the theorists believe, ineligible for the office of the Presidency. (It wouldn't, because Obama's mother is a US citizen and thus he is automatically as well. Same way that John [=McCain=] and Ted Cruz weren't born in America [[=McCain=] was born on in the Panama Canal zone and Cruz in Calgary, Canada] but are still citizens eligible for office by virtue of claiming citizenship from their parents.)

* Elena of ''Franchise/StreetFighter'' fame, a native of the Highlands outside Nairobi, is one of the few African (let alone Kenyan) characters in fighting games. She has had two Kenyan-themed stages designed for her -- The first, appearing in ''Street Fighter 3: New Generation'', is two-tiered and consists of a suspension bridge between two cliffs above the savannah, which is then knocked out by a giant bird to send the characters tumbling down to the banks of a waterfall, complete withing lounging elephant and giraffe. ''2nd Impact'' features a re-colouring of the stage - it is set at night with bonfires and the elephant is asleep. In ''Third Strike'', her stage is newly designed and straight out of ''Disney/TheLionKing'', featuring a ''huge'' hazy sunset on the savannah with heat-haze effect.

* The ''{{Halo}}'' games have featured Kenyan locations quite prominently, with a futuristic, high-tech version of Mombasa, Mount Kilimanjaro, and the Portal to the Forerunner Ark is located underneath the mining town of Voi and the Kenyan countryside.
* Lionel of ''AsTimeGoesBy'' lived as a coffee planter in Kenya for years, and eventually returned to Britain to write a book about it, which he called ''[[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin My Life in Kenya]]''.
* Elena of ''StreetFighter'' fame, a native of the Highlands outside Nairobi, is one of the few African (let alone Kenyan) characters in fighting games. She has had two Kenyan-themed stages designed for her -- The first, appearing in ''Street Fighter 3: New Generation'', is two-tiered and consists of a suspension bridge between two cliffs above the savannah, which is then knocked out by a giant bird to send the characters tumbling down to the banks of a waterfall, complete withing lounging elephant and giraffe. ''2nd Impact'' features a re-colouring of the stage - it is set at night with bonfires and the elelphant is asleep. In ''Third Strike'', her stage is newly designed and straight out of Disney/TheLionKing, featuring a ''huge'' hazy sunset on the savannah with heat-haze effect.

-->''[[IncrediblyLamePun Kenya believe it!]]''

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BarackObama's father is a Luo man from Kenya. This prompted a national holiday when he was elected (and a bitter joke by the losing candidate in the presidential election--the Luo Raila Odinga--that a Luo would be President of the United States before one could be President of Kenya). This also prompted [[ConspiracyTheorist nutcases]] in America to believe that Obama himself is from Kenya as well, which would thus make him, conveniently enough, ineligible for the office of the Presidency.

* Elena of ''StreetFighter'' fame, a native of the Highlands outside Nairobi, is one of the few African (let alone Kenyan) characters in fighting games. She has had two Kenyan-themed stages designed for her -- The first, appearing in ''Street Fighter 3: New Generation'', is two-tiered and consists of a suspension bridge between two cliffs above the savannah, which is then knocked out by a giant bird to send the characters tumbling down to the banks of a waterfall, complete withing lounging elephant and giraffe. ''2nd Impact'' features a re-colouring of the stage - it is set at night with bonfires and the elelphant is asleep. In ''Third Strike'', her stage is newly designed and straight out of the LionKing, featuring a ''huge'' hazy sunset on the savannah with heat-haze effect.

->The flag is based on that of the Kenya African National Union (KANU), the dominant political party of Kenya for forty years since independence in 1960, and uses the Marcus Garvey variant of the Pan-African colors. The black upper stripe symbolizes the Africans; the red middle stripe symbolizes the blood of the fallen during Kenya's struggles for independence; the green lower stripe symbolizes the land; the white fimbriations symbolize peace and honesty; at the center is a shield used by the Maasai people as well as a pair of spears, symbolizing the defense of the values symbolized by the aforementioned colors.

->The flag is based on that of the Kenya African National Union (KANU), the dominant political party of Kenya for forty years since independence in 1960, and uses the Marcus Garvey variant of the Pan-African colors. The black upper stripe symbolizes the Africans; the red middle stripe symbolizes the blood of the fallen during Kenya's struggles for independence; the green lower stripe symbolizes the land; the white fimbriations symbolize peace and honesty; at the center is a shield used by the Maasai people, symbolizing the defense of Kenya.

http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/125px-Flag_of_Kenya_svg_8791.png

* Elena of ''StreetFighter'' fame, a native of the Highlands outside Nairobi, is one of the few African (let alone Kenyan) characters in fighting games. She has had two kenyan stages designed fro her: The first, appearing in ''Street Fighter 3: New Generation'', is two-tiered and consists of a suspension bridge between two cliffs above the savannah, which is then knocked out by a giant bird to send the characters tumbling down to the banks of a waterfall, complete withing lounging elephant and giraffe. ''2nd Impact'' features a re-colouring of the stage - it is set at night with bonfires. In ''Third Strike'', her stage is newly designed and straight out of the LionKing and features a ''huge'' hazy sunset on the savannah.

* Elena of ''StreetFighter'' fame, a native of the Highlands outside Nairobi, is one of the few African (let alone Kenyan) characters in fighting games. She has had two kenyan stages designed fro her: The first, appearing in ''Street Fighter 3: New Generation, is two-tiered and consists of a suspension bridge between two cliffs above the savannah, which is then knocked out by a giant bird to send the characters tumbling down to the banks of a waterfall, complete withing lounging elephant and giraffe. 2nd Impact features a re-colouring of the stage - it is set at night with bonfires. In Third Strike, her stage is straight out of the LionKing and features a ''huge'' hazy sunset on the savannah.

* Elena of ''StreetFighter'' fame, a native of the Highlands outside Nairobi, is one of the few African (let alone Kenyan) characters in fighting games.

* Elena of ''StreetFighter'' fame, a native of the Highlands outside Nairobi, is one of the few African (let alone Kenyan) characters in FightingGames.

* The book "Weep Not Child" by Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o follows a rural Kikuyu boy named Njoroge during the revolution in the 1960s as he struggles to get an education.
* ''HaloODST'' begins in a futuristic, high-tech version of Mombasa.

-->Come see the lions, only in Kenya...

* Halo ODST begins in a futuristic, high-tech version of Mombasa.

BarackObama's father is a Luo man from Kenya. This prompted a national holiday when he was elected (and a bitter joke by the losing candidate in the presidential election--the Luo Raila Odinga--that a Luo would be President of the United States before one could be President of Kenya). This also prompted nutcases in America to believe BarackObama is from Kenya as well.

BarackObama's father is a Luo man from Kenya. This prompted a national holiday when he was elected. This also prompted nutcases in America to believe BarackObama is from Kenya as well.

BarackObama's father is a Luo man from Kenya. This prompted a national holiday when he was elected. This also prompted nutcases in America to believe BarackObama is from Kenya as well. And from Indonesia. And from Hawaii (well, he IS from Hawaii, but they believe Obama is from Hawaii BEFORE Hawaii joined the US). And from...

* Lionel of ''AsTimeGoesBy'' lived as a coffee planter in Kenya for years, and eventually returned to Britain to write a book about it, which he called ''[[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin My Life in Kenya''.