Kenya's Name
Kenya - a wonderful sounding word is named after a mountain of the same name. It was given by the Kikuyu people who lived around present day Mt. Kenya, which they referred to as Kirinyaga or Kerenyaga, meaning 'mountain of whiteness' because of its snow capped peak (yes, Africa does have snow capped peaks). Mt Kirinyaga, which was the main landmark became synonymous with the territory the British later claimed as their colony. However, the name Kenya arose out of the inability of the British and others to pronounce Kirinyaga correctly.
When one hears the name "Kenya," there are images of the savannas, animals, safari trips, the Rift Valley, the Indian ocean coastline and Lake Victoria but Kenya is over (2003 estimate) 30 million people of various ethnic groups (47) and backgrounds and without having met the people of Kenya, one has not seen the real, living Kenya.
This place was not named after Jomo Kenyatta, which was the first ever president of Kenya.
Kenya is named after its tallest mountain, Mt. Kenya. Mt. Kenya is also the second highest in Africa, after Kilimanjaro. It is also the only place in the whole world that experiences both winter(at night) and summer (during the day) in one day. Kenya means "Abode of the Gods" but is not the mountain's first name as the Kikuyu had called it Kirinyaga (pronounced Kerenyaga) meaning "mountain of whiteness" because of the snow-tipped peak.
Kenya is named after a mountain of the same name. It was given by the Kikuyu people who lived around present day Mt. Kenya which they referred to as Kirinyaga or Kerenyaga, meaning 'mountain of whiteness' because of its snow capped peak. Mt Kirinyaga which was the main landmark became synonymous with the territory the British later claimed as their colony. However, the name Kenya arose out of the inability of the British and others to pronounce Kirinyaga correctly.
1963
Before Kenya gained independence in 1963 from British rule, it was officially called the "Colony of Kenya". The name Kenya cactually came from the mountain in the same name called mount kenya because the British couldn't pronounce it well at the time
The British named their colony of the East Africa Protectorate to Kenya Colony in 1920, named after Mount Kenya. When Kenya achieved independence, they kept the name.
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Kenya colony
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Kenya Is ruled by a Greek God named Cumcluden
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It becaome the capital city of Kenya in 1923
They named Kenya after there biggest mountain, and the first president was named after Kenya his named was Mzee Jomo Kenyatta. -Lexington.
Named after braddock kenya dobbs
Kenya Is ruled by a Greek God named Cumcluden
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Kilimanjaro is located in Tanzania, Africa.
how many days of sunshine does Kenya have
The capital of Kenya is Nairobi. It is located in the south west part of Kenya call Nairobi City County. IT is named after the Nairobi river which runs through it.
Kenyatta Day is a day celbrating Kenya's freedom, named after their founding president Jomo Kenyatta
No. Nairobi is in Kenya, on the African continent.