Title: Kenya's Sum-up
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 Founding president and liberation struggle icon Jomo KENYATTA led Kenya from independence until his death in 1978, when President Daniel Toroitich arap MOI took power in a constitutional succession. The country was a de facto one-party state from 1969 until 1982 when the ruling Kenya African National Union (KANU) made itself the sole legal party in Kenya. MOI acceded to internal and external pressure for political liberalization in late 1991.

 Population: 31,639,091

 Major Language: English (official), Kiswahili (official).

 Major Export: Let's see...Tea, horticultural products, coffee, petroleum products, fish, and cement.

 Major Religion: Protestant 45%, Roman Catholic 33%.

 Average Temperature: Varies from tropical along coast.

 Land Area: Slightly more than twice the size of Nevada.

 Government Type: Republic.

 Cheif of State: Mwai Kibaki

 Famous Resident: Jomo Kenyatta

 Capital: Nairobi










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