East Africa
As far as Kenya religion is concerned, the Constitution of Kenya guarantees freedom of religion and worship to its people. The vast majority of Kenyans are Christians, and the Anglican and Roman Catholic Churches are the most established Christian denominations. Other well established African religions and denominations include the African Inland Church (AIC), Seventh Day [...]
Facts about education in Kenya, based on the results of the Uwezo 2009 assessment: Literacy levels are low, and are substantially lower in certain regions. Girls tend to perform better in reading English and Kiswahili, while boys tend to perform better in math. Literacy levels are lower in public schools than private schools. Most children [...]
History and Origin of the Swahili Tribe The Swahili tribe are a coastal people with a very rich historical and cultural heritage. Some of the earliest inhabitants of the East African coast were their ancestors, Cushitic herdsmen. The Cushitic people were joined by Bantu speaking tribes, including the Mijikenda, with whom they freely inter-married. Other groups [...]
The Rendille tribe is a Cushitic tribe that inhabits the climatically harsh region between the Marsabit hills and Lake Turkana in Northern Kenya. Here they neighbor the Borana, Gabbra, Samburu and Turkana tribes. Rendille are semi-nomadic pastoralists whose most valued animal is the camel. Rendille History The original home of the Rendille people was in Ethiopia. They [...]
The Turkana tribe is a nomadic pastoralist people that inhabit the Turkana district in Kenya’s Rift Valley Province. This Kenyan Nilotic tribe constitutes the second largest pastoralist community in Kenya next to the Maasai. They speak the Turkana language, which is Nilotic and similar to the Maasai language. The Turkana, like the Samburu and Maasai, still maintain [...]