{"id":65428,"date":"2026-02-25T14:00:07","date_gmt":"2026-02-25T08:30:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=65428"},"modified":"2026-02-25T14:20:30","modified_gmt":"2026-02-25T08:50:30","slug":"kenya","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/kenya\/","title":{"rendered":"Key Facts about Kenya"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Kenya Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Recently, the 1st Joint Working Group (JWG) meeting on Agriculture was held between India and Kenya in virtual mode.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About Kenya<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Location:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It is located in <\/span><b>Eastern Africa.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Bordering Countries: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is bordered with<\/span><b> Somalia<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (North East), <\/span><b>Ethiopia<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (North), <\/span><b>South Sudan<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (North West), <\/span><b>Uganda<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (West), <\/span><b>Tanzania<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (South).<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Maritime Border:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It has a coastline on the <\/span><b>Indian Ocean<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to the <\/span><b>southeast.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Capital City:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Nairobi<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Nairobi hosts <\/span><b>UNEP<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (United Nations Environment Programme) and <\/span><b>UN-HABITAT headquarters.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>Geographical Features of Kenya<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is almost <\/span><b>bisected by the Equator.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Major lakes:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Lake Victoria (shared with Uganda &amp; Tanzania), Lake Turkana.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Rivers:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Athi\/Galana, Tana (Longest river of Kenya), Mara.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Mountain Ranges:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Aberdare, Mau Escarpment.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Highest Peak:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Mount Kenya (second highest in Africa after Kilimanjaro).<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Island:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Lamu Island, part of the Lamu Archipelago in the Indian Ocean, is noteworthy.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Natural Resources:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Lead, zircon, iron, titanium, mica, chaum, oil, coal, diatomite, gypsum.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Famous Tribes:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> San Bushmen, Samburu, Maasai.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Masai Mara National Reserve: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is located in <\/span><b>south west Kenya and<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is a vast scenic expanse of gently rolling African savannah plains.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Source: <\/b><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pib.gov.in\/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=2232396&amp;reg=3&amp;lang=2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">PIB<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kenya in East Africa borders Somalia, Ethiopia, South Sudan, Uganda and Tanzania. 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