*Kenya is a country in Africa. It would take 22 hours on a plane to get
there. The official languages of Kenya are English and Swahili. The
population of Kenya is 48 million. That’s a lot of people! The currency
(that’s another word for money) of Kenya is called the Kenyan shilling. The
national bird of Kenya is the lilac breasted roller. That’s an interesting
bird. Kenya has deserts, tropical beaches, savanna, swamps, mountains, and
forests. Savanna is kind of like prairies. It’s mostly grass with some
spaced out trees.*
* Kenya grows flowers, vegetables, tea, coffee, and wheat. They make
aluminum (a kind of metal), cement, textiles (fabric), and technology, like
computers.*
* Kenya has two seasons- wet and dry. The dry season is from June to
October. The temperature is usually between 23 and 28 degrees Celsius. The
wet season is from November to May. The temperatures are usually between 24
and 30 degrees Celsius. *
* The Maasai people live in Kenya. They are Indigenous. Many of them live
traditionally on what are now nature preserves. They live in settlements
called bomas. They are surrounded by a round wall. Inside the wall there
are round houses and at the centre of the boma there is a round pen for the
animals to stay in at night. The women build the houses out of branches,
sticks, hay, manure, and ash. The thick walls keep them warm in the winter
and cool in the summer. The boys tend to the cows and goats. They take them
out to graze and then bring them back at night. Girls collect wood for
fires and take care of the goats that are too young to go out with the rest
of the herd. *
* Today, a problem called overgrazing is making the traditional way of
life more difficult. Overgrazing is when too many plants in one area have
been eaten by the goats and cows. Because of that, it’s becoming more
common for Maasai people to make a living by selling goods or guiding
people to see wildlife near their villages. *
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