Information Technology Landscape in Kenya

COUNTRY INFORMATION

Country Name: Republic of Kenya

Capital City: Nairobi

 Population: 31,138,735

 Language(s): English (official), Kiswahili (official), numerous indigenous languages

Ethnic Groups: Kikuyu 22%, Luhya 14%, Luo 13%, Kalenjin 12%, Kamba 11%, Kisii 6%, other African 15%, non-African (Asian, European, and Arab) 1%

Religion: Protestant 45%, Roman Catholic 33%, Indigenous beliefs 10%, Muslim 10%, other 2%

Age Structure:  0-14 years: 41.1% (male 6,462,430; female 6,327,457)

                            15-64 years: 56.1% (male 8,769,546; female 8,694,329)

                            65 years and over: 2.8% (male 385,361; female 499,612) (2002 est.)

GEOGRAPHY 

Location: Easter Africa, bordering the Indian Ocean, between Somalia and Tanzania

Border countries: Ethiopia, Somalia, Sudan, Tanzania, and Uganda

 Area: Total: 582, 650 sq km

            Water: 13,400 sq km

             Land: 569,250 sq km

 Climate: Varies from tropical along coast to arid interior

 Natural Resources: gold, limestone, soda ash, salt barites, rubies, fluorspar, garnets, wildlife, hydropower

GOVERNMENT

Head of State: Daniel Toroitich arap Moi (since 14 October 1978)

Government type:  Republic                                                                                   

Independence: 12 December 1963

Political Parties: Democratic Party of Kenya (DP); Forum for the Restoration Democracy-Asili (FORD-A); Forum for the Restoration Democracy-Kenya (FORD-K); Forum for the Restoration Democracy-People (FORD-People); Kenya Africa National Union (KANU); Social Democratic Party (SDP); National Development Party.

ECONOMY

GDP: US$31 billion (2001 est.)

GDP growth rate: 1% (2001 est.)

Industries: Small-scale consumer goods (plastic, furniture, batteries, textiles, soap, cigarett flour), agricultural products processing; oil refining, cement; tourism

Products: coffee, tea, corn, wheat, sugarcane, fruit, vegetables; diary products, beef, pork, poultry, eggs

Export Commodities: Tea, horticultural products, coffee, petroleum products, fish, cement

Import Commodities: Machinery and transportation equipment, petroleum products, motor vehicles, iron and steel, resins and plastics

Debt-external: $8 billion (2001 est.)

Currency: Kenyan Shilling (KES)

[Source: CIA –The World Factbook 2002]

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