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Rising star
Follow Joy as she meets Brian Otieno, a talented musician in Kenya. Brian shares his dreams and tells us about the challenges he faces as a musician living in Kenya.
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Put the kettle on
Agriculture accounts for around half of the country’s exports. Tea is still the main earner, but vegetables, coffee, fruit, cotton and flowers are also important.
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Western Influence
Kenya has at least 40 different ethnic groups, who speak a number of mother-tongues. Swahili is therefore used by many as the language of communication, while English is Kenya’s official national language.
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Tourists for the day
Victor and Joy act as tourists for the day, visiting the Nairobi National Safari park, Kenya’s first safari park. Visitors come from all over the world to see Kenya’s wildlife, which includes the largest concentration of black rhinos.
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Lack of medical professionals
Kenya has a severe shortage of trained medical staff, with just one doctor for every 10,000 people. Many professionals have left the country to find work abroad.
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Holiday destination
Kenya is a popular tourist destination because of its rich wildlife and range of natural habitats. There are 48 national parks and reserves, as well as the sandy beaches and coral reef along the coast, a scuba-diver’s paradise.
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Natural beauty
Discover The Great Rift Valley and all its wonders. It is a huge tourist attraction for visitors to Kenya, due to its spectacular scenery, wildlife and history.
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Leading the way
Kenya is the industrial nerve centre of East Africa and is leading the way in developing services which meet the needs of the continent's people such as mobile phone banking.
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Education a priority
Education is free in Kenya and over 90 percent of young people are able to read and write. However, finding a job is a challenge. Unemployment is high and casual manual labour typically offers as little as three dollars a day.
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A mainly rural population
Nearly four-fifths of Kenya’s 40.9 million people live in rural communities.
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'The aftermath' and 'Kenyans fight for their rights'
After just one day of filming lessons, some of the children at the SOS Children’s Village in Kenya made their very own films.
The children wrote the script, filmed, edited and starred in their very own film!
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Hi, my name is Victor. Welcome to Kenya!
Kenya is a beautiful country and I am proud to be Kenyan. However, there is a lot of poverty here. Currently I’m doing a course in electrical engineering, so I can work to support my mother and sister. But it is my dream to become a reporter one day.
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Traditional foods
3.5 million Kenyans live in Nairobi and the capital is growing all the time. Two-thirds of its residents live in slums, where the houses have no electricity, running water or sanitation.
There is a stark difference between the city and rural life in Kenya, and a big gap between the rich and poor.
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Breath-taking beauty
With its varied natural habitats, Kenya is home to over a hundred species of mammals and more than a 1,000 bird species, including over 75 birds of prey.
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Illness, crime and corruption
Two thirds of the people in Kenya’s capital city of Nairobi live in slums. Victor and Joy meet a grandmother who tells us about her life in one of these slums.
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A new constitution
Recent political unrest in Kenya between different ethnic groups led to a new constitution in 2010. This devolves more power to 47 new counties.
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Everyday life in Kenya
Have you ever wondered what a typical market and café are like in the heart of Kenya?
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A double-edged sword
The wondrous Lake Naivasha is at risk from pollution and over-exploitation. Yet the flower industry responsible for this has brought jobs to the country.
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Explore Kenya
Discover some of Kenya’s key attractions, main cities and towns.
Kenya is a popular tourist destination because of its many national parks and game reserves. Its capital city, Nairobi, is also home to one of the largest slums in Africa, Kibera, as well as being a hub for business and culture.
