History UsefulNotes / Kenya

Come to Kenya, we've got lions...''\\
-- ''WebAnimation/WeeblAndBob'' [[https://www.newgrounds.com/portal/view/147559 summarise the key appeal of Kenya]]

--[[https://www.newgrounds.com/portal/view/147559 Weebl and Bob summarise the key appeal of Kenya]]

** President: Uhuru Kenyatta
** Deputy President: William Ruto
** Speaker of the Senate: Kenneth Lusaka
** Speaker of the National Assembly: Justin Muturi
** Chief Justice: Vacant
** Attorney General: Paul Kihara Kariuki

* '''Highest point:''' Mount Kenya (5199 m/17,057 ft) (28th)

* '''Highest point:''' Mount Kenya (5199 m/17,057 ft) (46th)

* '''Lowest points:''' Indian Ocean (3,741 m/12,274 ft) (-)

* UsefulNotes/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.)

The Republic of Kenya (Swahili: ''Jamhuri ya 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 there are growing concerns about dwindling populations of the country's wildlife.

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

->We've got the lions, only in Kenya...\\
Come to Kenya, we've got lions...\\

-->We've got the lions, only in Kenya...\\

* ''Film/OSS117FromAfricaWithLove'' was filmed and is set there. It spoofs the [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Françafrique "Françafrique"]].

* '''Area:''' 580,367 sq km (224,081 sq mi) (48th)

-->''[[{{Pun}} Kenya believe it!]]''

The '''Republic of Kenya''' ('''Swahili:''' ''Jamhuri ya 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 there are growing concerns about dwindling populations of the country's wildlife.

* ''Film/OSS117RedAlertInBlackAfrica'' was filmed and is set there. It spoofs the [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Françafrique "Françafrique"]].

[[AC:Miscellaneous]]
* '''Capital and largest city:''' Nairobi
* '''Population:''' 47,564,296
* '''Area:''' 580,367 sq km (224,081 sq mi) (48th)
* '''Currency''': Kenyan shilling ([=KSh=]) (KES)
* '''ISO-3166-1 Code:''' KE

* '''Area:''' 580,367 sq km (224,081 sq mi) (9th)

* '''Currency''': Kenyan shilling (KSh) (KES)

--[[http://www.weebls-stuff.com/toons/kenya/ Weebl and Bob summarise the key appeal of Kenya]]

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 there are growing concerns about dwindling populations of the country's wildlife.

* ''Film/OSS117RedAlertInBlackAfrica'' was filmed and is set there. It spoofs the [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fran%C3%A7afrique Françafrique]].

UsefulNotes/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.)

-->We've got the lions, only in Kenya...
-->Come to Kenya, we've got lions...
-->--[[http://www.weebls-stuff.com/toons/kenya/ Weebl and Bob summarise the key appeal of Kenya]]

* Elena of ''Franchise/StreetFighter'' fame, a native of the Highlands outside Nairobi, is one of the few continental 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.