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COUNTRY INFORMATION - KENYA

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Location Of Kenya
Kenya shares borders with Ethiopia in the north, Sudan in the north-west, Uganda in the west, Tanzania in the south and Somalia in the north-east. To the east lies the Indian Ocean. Kenya is a multicultural society: in the north live Somalis and the nomadic Hamitic peoples (Turkana, Rendille and Samburu); in the south and eastern lowlands are Kamba and Masai and the Luo live around Lake Victoria. The largest group is the Kikuyu who live in the central highlands and have traditionally been dominant in commerce and politics, although this is now changing. A small European settler population remains in the highlands, involved in farming and commerce.

Airports
Nairobi International is 10 miles south-east of the city. A Kenyan Bus Services bus leaves every 20 minutes and the travel time is around 40 minutes. Taxis are readily available, but the fare should be established before getting into the vehicle.

Mombasa International is 8 miles west of the city. There is a regular bus service by Kenya Airways to their city centre office in Mombasa and the travel time is around 20 minutes. Taxis are also available. Fares should be negotiated in advance.

Language
Swahili is the national language and English is the official language. There are over 42 ethnic languages spoken, including Kikuyu and Luo.

Places To Go
Kenya, regarded by many as the "jewel of East Africa", has some of the continent’s finest beaches, most magnificent wildlife and scenery and an incredibly sophisticated tourism infrastructure. It is a startlingly beautiful land, from the coral reefs and white sand beaches of the coast to the summit of Mount Kenya, crowned with clouds and bejewelled by strange giant alpine plants. Between these two extremes are: the rolling savannah, that is home to game parks such as Tsavo, Amboseli, the Masai Mara and Samburu; the lush, agricultural highlands with their sleek green coat of coffee and tea plantations; and the most spectacular stretch of the Great Rift Valley, the giant scar across the face of Africa.

Kenya Tourist Development Corporation
PO Box 42013
Utalii House
Uhuru Highway
Nairobi-00100
Kenya
Tel: (20) 229 751.
Fax: (20) 227 815 or 222 661.
E-mail: info@ktdc.co.ke
Website: www.ktdc.co.ke

Kenya Tourist Board
Kenya-Re Tower
7th Floor
Ragati Road
Upper Hill
Nairobi
Kenya

Postal address:
PO Box 30630
Nairobi
00100
Kenya
Tel: (202) 711 262.
Fax: (202) 719 925.
E-mail: info@kenyatourism.org
Website: www.magicalkenya.com

Kenya Wildlife Service
PO Box 40241
Nairobi
Kenya
Tel: (20) 600 800.
Fax: (20) 603 792.
E-mail: kws@kws.org
Website: www.kws.org

Kenya High Commission
45 Portland Place
London
W1B 1AS
UK
Tel: (020) 7636 2371/5.
Fax: (020) 7323 6717.
E-mail: info@kenyahighcommission.comor consular@kenyahighcommission.com (consular section).
Website: www.kenyahighcommission.com
Opening hours: Mon-Fri 09:30-12:00 and 14:00-15:30.

Kenya Tourist Board, UK
c/o Hills Balfour
Notcutt House
36 Southwark Bridge Road
London
SE1 9EU
UK
Tel: (020) 7202 6373.
Fax: (020) 7928 0722.
E-mail: kenya@hillsbalfour.com
Website: www.magicalkenya.com

British High Commission
Upper Hill Road
Nairobi
Kenya
Postal address:
PO Box 30465-00100
Nairobi
Kenya
Tel: (20) 284 4256.
Fax: (20) 284 4088.
E-mail: bhcinfo@iconnect.co.ke
Website: www.britishhighcommission.gov.uk/kenya
Honorary Consulate in: Mombasa.

CIA World Factbook - Kenya
Kenya Web - Guide to all aspects of Kenyan life and links to companies in the East African region.
Africa Online - Hosted information and links to other pages about the country, people, history, economy, government, business, education, and more.
Kenya Times - Editorials. Sports. Business. School Times. Magazine. Insight. Letters. Cartoons. Vigil Corner. Archives. Advertising Rates.  

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