List of Interesting Facts About Kenya

If you wish to know interesting facts about Kenya, here is a collection of 100 facts.

1. The 8^th Wonder of the world is found in Kenya—Maasai Mara Wildebeest Migration
2. The 44^th President of America, Barak Obama was born in Kenya
3. Kenya has a total of 44 tribes
4. The capital City of Kenya is Nairobi
5. Kenya has the tallest building in Africa, Pinnacle Tower
6. Kenya attained independence in 1963
7. Kenya is the richest country in East and Central Africa
8. Kenya shilling is the official currency
9. Kikuyu is the biggest tribe in Kenya
10. Kiswahili and English are the official languages in Kenya
11. Ugali is the stable of food
12. Kenya has the best long distance athletes in the world
13. Kenyan law allows polygamy
14. Kenyan curriculum is 2-6-6-3
15. Kenya has a total of 47 counties
16. Kenya has a population of 50 million as of 2018
17. A total of 2 million Kenyans are infected with HIV
18. The University of Nairobi is the oldest university in Kenya
19. There are more women than men in Kenya
20. The life expectancy in Kenya is 62.13 years
21. Kibera, located in Nairobi, Kenya is the world’s biggest slum
22. The size of Kenya is 580,367 km²
23. There are a total of 42 banks in Kenya
24. Wangari Maathai is the only Kenyan to have received a Nobel Peace Prize
25. Kenya was colonized by Britain
26. The first president of Kenya was Jomo Kenyatta
27. Kenya has a total of 10,000 millionaires as of 2018
28. To travel to Kenya and out of the country, you need a passport and a Visa
29. An average of 3,000 people die in Kenya daily
30. An average of 7,000 people are born in Kenya daily
31. There are 6.5 million graduates in Kenya as of 2018
32. Kenya has three cities,Nairobi,Mombasa and Kisumu
33. It’s illegal to smoke in a Nairobi Street
34. The president is the head of state
35. More than half of Kenyans are poor(they live under a dollar per day)