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Kenya (ˈkɛnjə, ˈkiːnjə) is an east African country bordered by Sudan, Ethiopia to the north, Uganda to the west, Tanzania to the south, with an exact location of 1 00 N, 38 00 E. The country has an area of 580,367 sq km. Nairobi is the capital. English and Kiswahili are the official language.
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Index | Value |
Mo Ibrahim Governance Index | 57.4(2014) |
Corruption Perception Index | 25(2014) |
Ease of Doing Business | 136(2014) |
Human Development Index | .535(2014) |
World Press Freedom | 32.07(2015) |
Economy
Nairobi Stock Exchange(NSE, https://www.nse.co.ke/)
More Info: List of Kenyan Companies
The Nairobi Stock Exchange(NSE, https://www.nse.co.ke/) is the liscenced stock exchange of Kenya. Bonds and equities are exchange. It is totally electronic. Transactions are processed immediately. A total of 60 companies are listed on the exchange, as of June 4, 2013. It is located on the 1st Floor of the Nation Centre, in Nairobi, Kenya. The Nairobi Stock Exchange started as a British market in the 1920s. It was incorporated as a British company in 1954 and an extension of the London Stock Exchange. It became a Kenyan entity in 1961, after independence, when native Kenyans could participate. After 2003, the NSE experience immense growth in market capitalization.
Cuisine
Kenyan cuisine is very diverse as is her population. Cuisine can reflect geography and modes of settlement. The Luos located near Lake Victoria has lots of fish dishes like obambla, mbuta. The Massai for example has numerous cattle meat base dishes and by-product of cattle--nkiri(stew/barbequed meat), kule naato(hardened milk), nyama choma(grilled/barbequed meat). The agrarian Kikuyus are known for plant base dish githeri (corn and beans) and mukimo(corn, potato, and beans). All Kenyans consume the ugali corn dow dish and greens, sukuma wiki. Alcoholic beverages include corn base liquor busaa and changaa. Changaa can prove dangerous when consumed by a non-reputable or establish producer.
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Works Cited
World Factbook, Kenya
Hooker, Ryan.How to Invest In Kenyan Stocks. investinginafrica.net retrieved 2-June-2013