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{{Infobox country|name=Republic of Kenya|native_name=Jamhuri ya Kenya|capital=Nairobi|largest_city=Nairobi|mode_of_production=[[Capitalism]]|government_type=Unitary presidential bourgeois republic|leader_title1=President|leader_name1=[[William Ruto]]|image_map=Kenya map.png|map_width=290|official_languages=English<br>Swahili|area_km2=580,367|population_estimate=54,985,698|population_estimate_year=2021}}
{{Infobox country|name=Republic of Kenya|native_name=Jamhuri ya Kenya|image_flag=Flag of Kenya.svg|image_coat=Coat of arms of Kenya.svg|capital=Nairobi|largest_city=Nairobi|mode_of_production=[[Capitalism]]|government_type=Unitary presidential bourgeois republic|leader_title1=President|leader_name1=[[William Ruto]]|image_map=Kenya map.png|map_width=260|official_languages=English<br>Swahili|area_km2=580,367|population_estimate=54,985,698|population_estimate_year=2021}}


'''Kenya''', officially the '''Republic of Kenya''', is a country in Eastern Africa.
'''Kenya''', officially the '''Republic of Kenya''', is a country in Eastern Africa.
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== Politics ==
== Politics ==
William Ruto is the current president of Kenya and leads the [[Kenya First]] coalition, which opposes [[nepotism]] and [[Bourgeoisie|capitalists]] who inherited their wealth but has no problem with "self-made" capitalists. [[Social democracy|Social democrat]] [[Raila Odinga]] leads the [[Resolution for Unity]] coalition.<ref>{{Web citation|author=Omwami Otieno|newspaper=Socialist Revolution|title=Ruto and Odinga Rotten to the Core: Revolutionary Alternative Needed in Kenya!|date=2022-09-20|url=https://socialistrevolution.org/revolutionary-alternative-needed-in-kenya/|retrieved=2022-10-02}}</ref>
William Ruto is the current president of Kenya and leads the [[Kenya First]] coalition, which opposes [[nepotism]] and [[Bourgeoisie|capitalists]] who inherited their wealth but has no problem with "self-made" capitalists. [[Social democracy|Social democrat]] [[Raila Odinga]] leads the [[Resolution for Unity]] coalition.<ref>{{Web citation|author=Omwami Otieno|newspaper=Socialist Revolution|title=Ruto and Odinga Rotten to the Core: Revolutionary Alternative Needed in Kenya!|date=2022-09-20|url=https://socialistrevolution.org/revolutionary-alternative-needed-in-kenya/|retrieved=2022-10-02}}</ref>
== Economy ==
[[Peasantry|Peasants]] and the rural [[petty bourgeoisie]] make up 39% of the Kenyan population, the [[proletariat]] makes up 34%, urban petty bourgeoisie makes up 23%, and the bourgeoisie makes up 4%. Most of the bourgeoisie (3.44% of the total population) works for the government.<ref name=":0">{{Web citation|newspaper=[[Itikadi]]|title=The Basic National Conditions of Kenya|date=2023-02|url=https://communistpartyofkenya.org/ITIKADI/Itikadi-Magazine-Final-2.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230331082143/https://communistpartyofkenya.org/ITIKADI/Itikadi-Magazine-Final-2.pdf|archive-date=2023-03-31}}</ref>
== Demographics ==
=== Ethnicity ===
Kenya has 42 tribes, and the largest three make up 44.7% of its population. 20 tribes have more than 200,000 members, but there are also small tribes with only 10,000 people. 92% of the population is from Bantu and Nilotic ethnolinguistic groups, 7% are Cushitic (mainly Somali), and 1% are foreigners.<ref name=":0" />
{| class="wikitable"
|+Ethnic groups<ref name=":0" />
!Ethnicity
!Linguistic group
!Population (2022)
!Location
|-
|Kikuyu
|Bantu
|8,140,000
|Central Highlands and Mount Kenya
|-
|Luhya
|Bantu
|6,820,000
|Western Kenya
|-
|Kalenjin
|Nilotic
|6,430,000
|Western Highlands and Rift Valley
|-
|Luo
|Nilotic
|5,000,000
|Around Lake Victoria
|-
|Kamba
|Bantu
|4,600,000
|Eastern and southeastern Kenya
|-
|Somali
|Cushitic
|2,700,000
|Northern and northeastern Kenya
|-
|Kisii
|Bantu
|2,700,000
|Western Kenya
|-
|Mijikenda
|Bantu
|2,400,000
|Coastal area
|-
|Meru
|Bantu
|1,900,000
|Northeastern Kenya
|-
|Maasai
|Nilotic
|1,100,000
|South Rift Valley
|-
|Turkana
|Nilotic
|1,100,000
|Northwestern Kenya
|-
|Other (indigenous)
|Bantu, Cushitic, Nilotic
|3,900,000
|
|-
|Other (non-indigenous)
|Indo-European, Semitic
|200,000
|
|}


== References ==
== References ==

Revision as of 22:33, 10 June 2023

Republic of Kenya
Jamhuri ya Kenya
Flag of Republic of Kenya
Flag
Coat of arms of Republic of Kenya
Coat of arms
Location of Republic of Kenya
Capital
and largest city
Nairobi
Official languagesEnglish
Swahili
Dominant mode of productionCapitalism
GovernmentUnitary presidential bourgeois republic
• President
William Ruto
Area
• Total
580,367 km²
Population
• 2021 estimate
54,985,698


Kenya, officially the Republic of Kenya, is a country in Eastern Africa.

History

Colonization

The British Empire colonized Kenya and confiscated land from the native African population. In 1948, the British confined 250,000 Kenyans to 5,200 km² of land and gave 31,000 km² to British settlers. In 1952, Kenyans rebelled against the British in the Mau Mau uprising. British colonial forces killed 90,000 Africans and imprisoned 160,000 in concentration camps.[1]

Independence

Kenya became independent from the United Kingdom in 1963. Less than a month after independence, neocolonial leader Jomo Kenyatta requested support from British troops to put down the Shifta rebellion.[2] Daniel arap Moi ruled Kenya as a one-party state from 1978 to 1992 and in a one-party system from 1992 to 2002.[3]

Politics

William Ruto is the current president of Kenya and leads the Kenya First coalition, which opposes nepotism and capitalists who inherited their wealth but has no problem with "self-made" capitalists. Social democrat Raila Odinga leads the Resolution for Unity coalition.[4]

Economy

Peasants and the rural petty bourgeoisie make up 39% of the Kenyan population, the proletariat makes up 34%, urban petty bourgeoisie makes up 23%, and the bourgeoisie makes up 4%. Most of the bourgeoisie (3.44% of the total population) works for the government.[5]

Demographics

Ethnicity

Kenya has 42 tribes, and the largest three make up 44.7% of its population. 20 tribes have more than 200,000 members, but there are also small tribes with only 10,000 people. 92% of the population is from Bantu and Nilotic ethnolinguistic groups, 7% are Cushitic (mainly Somali), and 1% are foreigners.[5]

Ethnic groups[5]
Ethnicity Linguistic group Population (2022) Location
Kikuyu Bantu 8,140,000 Central Highlands and Mount Kenya
Luhya Bantu 6,820,000 Western Kenya
Kalenjin Nilotic 6,430,000 Western Highlands and Rift Valley
Luo Nilotic 5,000,000 Around Lake Victoria
Kamba Bantu 4,600,000 Eastern and southeastern Kenya
Somali Cushitic 2,700,000 Northern and northeastern Kenya
Kisii Bantu 2,700,000 Western Kenya
Mijikenda Bantu 2,400,000 Coastal area
Meru Bantu 1,900,000 Northeastern Kenya
Maasai Nilotic 1,100,000 South Rift Valley
Turkana Nilotic 1,100,000 Northwestern Kenya
Other (indigenous) Bantu, Cushitic, Nilotic 3,900,000
Other (non-indigenous) Indo-European, Semitic 200,000

References

  1. ↑ Courtenay Barnett (2013-07-03). "Reparations: The Case For Settlement" Black Agenda Report. Archived from the original on 2022-01-07. Retrieved 2022-08-20.
  2. ↑ Horace G. Campbell (2016-11-23). "Can Kenya lead the African Union?" Black Agenda Report. Archived from the original on 2022-01-06. Retrieved 2022-08-20.
  3. ↑ Henry Makori (2016-06-01). "Kenya Needs a People’s Revolution" Black Agenda Report. Archived from the original on 2022-01-07. Retrieved 2022-08-20.
  4. ↑ Omwami Otieno (2022-09-20). "Ruto and Odinga Rotten to the Core: Revolutionary Alternative Needed in Kenya!" Socialist Revolution. Retrieved 2022-10-02.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 "The Basic National Conditions of Kenya" (2023-02). Itikadi. Archived from the original on 2023-03-31.
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