Kenya Travel Doc - Part 09

• published: 30 Sep 2008
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The Republic of Kenya is a country in East Africa. It is bordered by Ethiopia to the north, Somalia to the northeast, Tanzania to the south, Uganda to the west, and Sudan to the northwest, with the Indian Ocean running along the southeast border. The country is named after Mount Kenya, a very significant landmark and the second highest mountain in Africa, and both were originally usually pronounced in English although the native pronunciation and the one intended by the original transcription Kenia was [ˈkenia]. During the presidency of Jomo Kenyatta in the 1960s, the current pronunciation [ˈkɛnjə] became widespread in English too because his name was pronounced according to the original native pronunciation. Before 1920, the area now known as Kenya was known as the British East Africa Protectorate and so there was no need to mention mount when referring to the mountain. Power Sports BroadbandTV Kenya bbtv broadbandtv kenya portuguese music nairobi africa kenyan swahili arab tanzania uganda sudan somalia mountains nairobi mwai kibaki raila odinga great mosque gedi nilots kush darfur luo kalenjin turkana maasai acoli lwo buganda toro lake victoira wilaya mombasa nakuru kisumu eldoret nyeri machakos meru nairobi national park safari tsavo east national park muslim travel tourist tourism destination