Jomo Kenyatta

The Kikuyu Conforming to Christianity Jomo Kenyatta’s ethnography, Facing Mt. Kenya was written in the 1930’s about Kikuyu society during 1890-1910, the early years of British colonialism in Kenya. Since the coming of the early colonization the Kikuyu people have tried to develop a religious attitude that would define it’s own culture while adapting forcefully to the European conforms of religion. The preconceived European ideas about the African natives were unjust and unsubstantiated. The

How to Apply For a Visa to the USA from Nairobi-Kenya If I were to travel to the USA from Nairobi Kenya, then this is the real process that I would have to follow as stipulated by Embassy of the United States-Nairobi (2012); 1. I would have to book an appointment with the embassy first. The interviews for the Visa are conducted from Monday to Friday only, and the last Wednesday of each month their offices do not offer this service as well, so these are the days I have to fix my application into

Wangari Maathai’s Unbowed exhibited a story of a fight for human rights, the struggle and hardships of discrimination, and the pursuit of a human being believing in what is right. After reading Unbowed it really shed some light on previous historic events and political leaders she had in common with. I found that Maathai drew many comparisons to Gandhi and Nelson Mandela. Two leaders that both fought for equality for their people Unbowed drew similarities to Marcos “The Fourth World War,” when Wangari

Colonization by the British Empire is a history common to over sixty of today’s countries. The British imposed English - their native tongue - as the working language of many of the colonized countries. As each country fought for independence a culturally unique form of English was born. Kenyan English is one of these lingua franca1. It is a dialect that contains features derived from local Bantu languages such as Swahili. Ngugi wa Thiong’o, a native Swahili and English author, captures Kenyan English

UNHCR's Response to Somalis Refugee Expansion in Kenya Overview In 2011, Dadaab, Kenya received an influx over a hundred forty thousand new immigrants fleeing the effects of a severe drought in Somalia. Currently, the total population of refugees living in both official UNHCR camps, as well as the unofficial camps that surround these, is approaching half a million people. The Dadaab refugee camp is well beyond the capacity it was built for and is struggling to keep up with the demand. Children

Rye Barcott had visited Nairobi, Kenya when he was in the middle school. From that time onwards, he had build fascination for Africa. As he grew older, his interest in Africa increased as well. He wanted to go back to Africa. While Barcott was an undergraduate student at University of North Carolina, he decided to visit Rwanda during summer to study the roots of ethnic violence. Unfortunately, his plan failed at the last minute due to political crisis in Rwanda. On a suggestion of one of the professors

which divided the executive, legislative, and justice branches. In concurrence with the new constitution a president is elected by popular vote with a two term limit of five years per term. The current President of Kenya is His Excellency Hon. Uhuru Kenyatta, CGH who was sworn in on 9th April, 2013 as the fourth President of the Republic of Kenya. The Deputy President is Honorable William Samoei Ruto. It also provisions for a bicameral parliament that consists of a 68 member senate and a 350 member

citizens. Fundamentally therefore, to describe governance as a good one and to determine whether it is a bad one requires the understanding of the essence of the state which are not only embedded in the constitution but also a function of the ethical and religious ideals and the nature of current problems confronting the state. The curious question however is: what went wrong in the governance realm in Africa? Two factors seem to have facilitated bad governance in Africa. First is obviously the colonial

citizens with at least 47 ethnic communities. The native language is Swahili but, both Swahili and English are spoken widely throughout the country. As a democratic state, Kenya is under the rule of a de jure government headed by President Uhuru Kenyatta. Regarding its economic status, Kenya 's economy is one of the most developed in Africa and the largest economy in East Africa. Reports by the World Bank show that as of 2015, Kenya’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP)) was worth 63.40 billion U.S dollars

Thus, Ngugi resort to use mythological figures in order unite and liberate the Kenyans, also he uses such figures to fossilize the Mau Mau in Kenyan's mind and to feel proud of their revolution. Neatly, Ngugi enlists and compares Mau Mau members to Prometheus (who defied to steal the fire from other gods to pave the liberation's way). No wonder Ngugi considers Mau Mau fighters as symbols of resistance because they suffered for getting freedom and liberation. (Ngugi. Detained1981: 111) The myth is