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Mount Kenya Mount Kenya
Mount Kenya or Mount Kirinyaga, extinct volcano, central Kenya, just south of the equator. Its highest peak, Batian, reaches 17,058 ft (5,199 m), making Mt. Kenya the highest mountain in Africa after Kilimanjaro. In the heart of Kikuyu country, Mt. Kenya was a focal point during the Mau Mau ... Read more
British East Africa British East Africa
British East Africa inclusive historical term for several former British dependencies, especially Kenya, Uganda, Tanganyika, and Zanzibar.... Read more
Thomas Joseph Mboya Thomas Joseph Mboya
Thomas Joseph Mboya , 1930-69, Kenyan political leader. The son of a Luo farmer, he was born in the "white highlands" of Kenya and educated at Roman Catholic mission schools. Early involved in trade union activities, he joined Jomo Kenyatta's Kenya African Union and soon became one of its... Read more
Gusii Gusii
Gusii ETHNONYMS: Abagusii, Kisii, Kossowa, Wakisii Orientation Identification. "Gusii" or "Abagusii" is the people's name for themselves. A Gusii individual is an Omogusii." "Kisii" is the Swahili name that the British colonial administration used, and it is still the common name used... Read more
Daniel Toroitich arap Moi Daniel Toroitich arap Moi
Daniel Toroitich arap Moi , 1924-, president of Kenya (1978-2002). First named to the legislature in 1955, he opposed Kikuyu and Luo dominance until he joined Kenya's first independent government (1963) and the majority party, the Kenya African National Union (KANU). Moi became vice president in... Read more
Daniel Arap Moi Daniel Arap Moi
Daniel Arap Moi Daniel arap Moi (born 1924) first became president of Kenya, by appointment, following the death of Kenya's first president, Jomo Kenyatta. Daniel arap Moi first became president of Kenya in 1978. For most of his years as president, Moi and the ruling party have had absolute... Read more
Kenya Kenya
Kenya , officially Republic of Kenya, republic (2005 est. pop. 33,830,000), 224,960 sq mi (582,646 sq km), E Africa. Kenya is bordered by Somalia on the east, the Indian Ocean on the southeast, Tanzania on the south, Lake Victoria (Victoria Nyanza) on the southwest, Uganda on the west, Sudan on the... Read more
Jomo Kenyatta Jomo Kenyatta
Jomo Kenyatta , 1893?-1978, African political leader, first president of Kenya (1964-78). A Kikuyu, he was one of the earliest and best-known African nationalist leaders. As secretary of his tribal association (1928), he campaigned for land reform and African political rights. In England he... Read more
Lancaster House conference Lancaster House conference
Lancaster House conference series of three meetings (1960, 1962, 1963) in which Kenya's constitutional framework and independence were negotiated. In 1960 lack of agreement led Colonial Secretary McLeod to issue an interim constitution. In 1962 a framework for self-government was negotiated, and... Read more
Aberdare Aberdare
Aberdare, Kenya, UK Kenya: a forested mountain range named in 1884 after Henry Austin Bruce, 1st Baron Aberdare, British Home Secretary (1869–73) and president of the Royal Geographical Society (1880–5, 1886). He took his name from Aberdare in Wales. The local Kikuyu name is... Read more

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Mooove over: Dromedary dairy could be on horizon.(NEWS)
Newspaper article from: Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN) ...some bucks together. Camels go for $10,000 to...trouble it is to get camels and milk them, to do...said Hinkle. A liter of camel milk sells for $40 in Israel. Once it catches on, Hinkle predicts...controlled dairy in Kenya," she said ...
A country in crisis; As drought overwhelms Kenya, Oxfam's Alun McDonald sees...
Newspaper article from: Western Mail (Cardiff, Wales) ...leaves long fallen. Even camels - the hardiest of animals...decade. Turkana, one of Kenya's largest and driest...unloading his morning's catch. The lake's tilapia...delicacies and exported across Kenya, bringing valuable income...dirt track. This part of ...
1st LD Writethru: 7 killed by raiders in western Kenya
Newspaper article from: Xinhua News Agency ...by raiders in western Kenya NAIROBI, Dec. 14 (Xinhua...suspected raiders in western Kenya, local officials confirmed...with 1,000 goats and camels towards Pokot East district...personnel may not be able to catch up with the raiders immediately...them to use ...
The Traveller: My Holiday and Other Animals - Take a walk on the wildlife side
Newspaper article from: The Independent (London, England) IF YOU'VE gone pony trekking in Patagonia, camel riding in Kenya, and swayed to the elephant's lolloping gait on safari...home of the reindeer, of course, and in Are you can catch your own, harness it and then drive the sledge for...
A WORLD IN CRISIS; CLIMATE CHANGE IS ALREADY CAUSING STARVATION FOR THE...
Newspaper article from: The Mirror (London, England) ...Welcome to the Lodwar district of Northern Kenya, a giant dustbowl that borders Sudan and...died and my son has taken the last of our camels to try to find grazing far away." Among...changing. It's time for politics to catch up." SIMON LE BON SAYS... If something...
Sports Active: Cliff hangers For the world's top climbers, `new-routing' is...
Newspaper article from: The Independent on Sunday (London, England) ...here, in the lawless lands of Kenya's Northern Frontier district...of an historic new climb in Kenya, we will be looking at a pretty...ahead, then down. A vulture catches a thermal high above. Miles...automatic weapons and gourds of warm camel milk. We ...
travel: late deals.(Features)
Newspaper article from: Daily Post (Liverpool, England) ...roomonly at Grand Hyatt to catch Melbourne Cup on November 6...Banks Enclosure of racecourse. KENYA Somak (020 8423 3000) offers...goes to rural communities. CAMELS IN RAJASTHAN TransIndus (020...in holy city of Pushkar to catch annual Camel ...
Africa for real; Travel: There's more to Africa than peering at grazing...
Newspaper article from: The Evening Standard (London, England) ...flights and car hire. CATCH a tiger with a rod: the...Samburu Intrepids Camp in Kenya's Samburu National Reserve...flights and transfers. KENYA'S first community...on foot or on a guided camel trek, following the Ngare Ndare river in northern ...
Foes-and Death-Stalk Kenyan Nomads; Modern Weapons, Land Pressures Escalate...
Newspaper article from: The Washington Post ...party, which came on camels and was armed with spears...pastoral tribes of northern Kenya are facts of life. Nomads...carved up by the borders of Kenya, Ethiopia and Somalia...tribal fighting in northern Kenya, thousands of nomads...from the highlands to ...
Charles at home mucking in on safari; 30-YEAR RULE: Prince's enjoyment of...
Newspaper article from: Western Mail (Cardiff, Wales) ...High Commissioner for Kenya, Sir Eric Norris, who...highlight of his visit to Kenya and as one of the most...long-term residents of Kenya, have ever contemplated...boiled escort" to the camel men. Sunday, February...ridiculous disease to ...

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