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Kenya
Chapter 16
Section 3
Peoples of Kenya
• Where do Kenyans live?
– Highlands surrounding Mt. Kenya
– Coastal region
• Shared Culture
– More than 40 ethnic groups
– Religion and language tie most of these groups together
– Very family oriented (family values)
• Kenya’s Ethnic Groups
– Kikuyu- Kenya’s largest ethnic group
• Live in shambas (small family owned farm)
• Live in round homes
• Grow food and cash crops like coffee
– Maasi- another farming ethnic group
• Seminomatic- some time wander as nomadic and some time settled as farmers
Life in Rural Kenya
• Women mostly grow food
• Men grow cash crops or go to cities to find work
• Kenya gained independence from Britain in 1963
• First president was Jomo Kenyatta
– Social program named Harambee (pull together)
– Used harambee for education, politics, and farming
• Women’s Self-Help Groups
– Women used the idea of harambee to form groups to solve community problems
– Pool money and resources to better life for the communities women
Life in Urban Kenya
• Capital- Nairobi
• One of the largest cities in East Africa
• Industry and Manufacturing
• Working in the City
– Population- 1 million in 1985, 2 million in 2000
– Men go to cities as women stay in rural area
– Most walk to city for work, sometimes up to 10 miles each way
• City Life
– Men in the city practice harambee as well
• Pool money to help their ethnic group
• Return to village on weekends