Kenya — Capital, Flag and Country Facts

Explore Kenya: capital Nairobi, population, flag, geography, languages, history and culture.

Kenya is in Africa. Its capital is Nairobi.

Climate

Varies from tropical along the coast to arid in the interior; highlands have a temperate climate

Low coastal plains rising to central highlands bisected by the Great Rift Valley; fertile plateau in the west

Kenya is named after Mount Kenya, the second-highest peak in Africa.

Kenya is the birthplace of safari tourism and home to the Great Wildebeest Migration in the Maasai Mara.

Kenyan long-distance runners have dominated world athletics, winning more Olympic marathon medals than any other country.

1895: British East Africa Protectorate established

1952: Mau Mau Uprising begins against British colonial rule

1963: Kenya gains independence with Jomo Kenyatta as first Prime Minister

1998: US Embassy bombing in Nairobi by al-Qaeda

2010: New constitution adopted establishing a devolved government