https://padlet.com/mcdermottrw/rjsz4u2xzi2w by Ryan McDermott en-us 2017-10-11 17:51:46 UTC 2025-11-12 00:20:33 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padletuploads.blob.core.windows.net/prod/229148636/e788407f4959c8abd3fcddcae3acffb6/map_kenya.png mcdermottrw https://padlet.com/mcdermottrw/rjsz4u2xzi2w/wish/196151968 Kenya is a country in Eastern Africa

Population of 48 million

224,081 sq miles (4 times the size of Illinois)

Their flag can be seen below:]]> 2017-10-11 17:57:01 UTC https://padlet.com/mcdermottrw/rjsz4u2xzi2w/wish/196151968 mcdermottrw https://padlet.com/mcdermottrw/rjsz4u2xzi2w/wish/196155285 Kenya borders 5 countries:
- Sudan
- Ethiopia
- Somalia
- Tanzania
- Uganda

and one ocean, the Indian Ocean]]> 2017-10-11 18:02:20 UTC https://padlet.com/mcdermottrw/rjsz4u2xzi2w/wish/196155285 mcdermottrw https://padlet.com/mcdermottrw/rjsz4u2xzi2w/wish/196156456 Like other African countries, Kenya has a bad economy

Mostly due to corrupt/ weak government

Lower middle income class society

43% of population below the poverty line

Agriculture is the majority of the 
economy]]> 2017-10-11 18:04:19 UTC https://padlet.com/mcdermottrw/rjsz4u2xzi2w/wish/196156456 mcdermottrw https://padlet.com/mcdermottrw/rjsz4u2xzi2w/wish/196158811 Of all the government corruption in Kenya, the police stand out

Police force citizens to pay bribes

Citizens are harassed (often taken into custody) by police if they refuse

According to Transparency International, 77% of Kenyans report that they, or a member of their household, paid a bribe to Kenyan police in the past year.]]> 2017-10-11 18:08:36 UTC https://padlet.com/mcdermottrw/rjsz4u2xzi2w/wish/196158811 mcdermottrw https://padlet.com/mcdermottrw/rjsz4u2xzi2w/wish/196163551 Kenya is named after its largest mountain, Mount Kenya

The second highest peak in Africa at approx. 5,200 meters

It is actually an ancient, dormant volcano!

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