{"id":132986,"date":"2024-09-19T19:51:14","date_gmt":"2024-09-19T14:21:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pwonlyias.com\/stage\/?post_type=current-affairs&#038;p=132986"},"modified":"2024-09-20T12:32:56","modified_gmt":"2024-09-20T07:02:56","slug":"kenya","status":"publish","type":"current-affairs","link":"https:\/\/pwonlyias.com\/stage\/current-affairs\/kenya","title":{"rendered":"Kenya"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b>Kenyans are protesting a proposed takeover of Nairobi\u2019s Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) by India\u2019s Adani Group on a 30-year lease.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;\"><b>About Kenya<\/b><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-132960 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/pwonlyias.com\/stage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/196-66ec2818413d8.webp\" alt=\"Kenya\" width=\"450\" height=\"360\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pwonlyias.com\/stage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/196-66ec2818413d8.webp 738w, https:\/\/pwonlyias.com\/stage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/196-66ec2818413d8-300x240.webp 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Country in <\/span><b>East Africa<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> with a coastline<\/span><b> on the Indian Ocean<\/b><\/li>\n<li><b>Bordered by\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li><b>South Sudan<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to the northwest<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Ethiopia<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to the north<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>Somalia<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to the east<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>Uganda <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">to the west<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>Tanzania<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to the south<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>Indian Ocean<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to the southeast.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><b>Capital<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: <\/span><b>Nairobi<\/b><\/li>\n<li><b>UN-Habitat<\/b> <b>Headquarters<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> at the <\/span><b>United Nations Office<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> at <\/span><b>Nairobi, Kenya.<\/b><\/li>\n<li><b>Equator passes through 13 countries, including:<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li><b>In Africa : <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Gabon, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda<\/span><b>, Kenya, and <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Somalia<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><b>Refugee Camp<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: <\/span><b>Dadaab Refugee Complex in<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Kenya is another large refugee camp that hosts <\/span><b>refugees who fled from the civil war in Somalia.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span class=\"vc_button\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pw.live\/batches\/upsc\/pw-only-ias?utm_source=seo+upsc+batch&#038;utm_medium=seo+upsc&#038;utm_campaign=seo&#038;utm_id=upsc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Enroll now for UPSC Online Classes<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;\"><b>Places of Importance<\/b><\/span><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Maasai Mara Reserve : <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Known for its annual wildebeest migrations<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Amboseli National Park:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Offering views of Tanzania\u2019s 5,895m Mt. Kilimanjaro.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Lake Turkana:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Earliest human ancestors ever found were discovered in Kenya&#8217;s Turkana Basin.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>World&#8217;s largest desert lake, <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">is part of the<\/span><b> Omo-Turkana basin,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> which stretches into four countries:<\/span><b> Ethiopia, Kenya, South Sudan and Uganda<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Mount Kenya: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Highest mountain in Kenya, and the second-highest in Africa (after Mount Kilimanjaro).<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Famous Tribes:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> San Bushmen, Samburu, Maasai\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Mount Elgon: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Extinct volcanic mountain situated in the northeast part of lake Victoria on the Uganda \u2013 Kenya border.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>About Lake Victoria: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">World\u2019s second-largest freshwater lake.<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><b>Location:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Bordered by <\/span><b>Tanzania, Uganda, and Kenya.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><b>Source<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> of the White Nile River which flows northward and eventually joins the Blue Nile in Sudan to form the Nile River.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<table style=\"width: 99.9279%;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 137.81%; 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