Kenya (Republic of Kenya)

Kenya Republic of Kenya
Status	Independent State
Social and Moral Index	120th best
Capital	Nairobi
Land Area	569 140km21
Location	Africa
Population	42.7m (2011)2
Life Expectancy	62.16yrs (2017)3
GNI	$2 881 (2017)4
ISO3166-1 Codes	KE, KEN, 4045
Internet Domain	.ke6
Currency	Shilling (KES)7
Telephone	+2548

1. Overview
2. Kenya National and Social Development
3. Population and Demographics
4. Gender Equality
5. Religion and Beliefs
6. The Internet
7. Public Health Issues
8. Politics and Freedom
9. More Charts and Comparisons to Other Countries
10. Links

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1. Overview

“Founding president and liberation struggle icon Jomo KENYATTA led Kenya from independence in 1963 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. The ethnically fractured opposition failed to dislodge KANU from power in elections in 1992 and 1997, which were marred by violence and fraud, but were viewed as having generally reflected the will of the Kenyan people. President MOI stepped down in December 2002 following fair and peaceful elections. Mwai KIBAKI, running as the candidate of the multiethnic, united opposition group, the National Rainbow Coalition (NARC), defeated KANU candidate Uhuru KENYATTA and assumed the presidency following a campaign centered on an anticorruption platform. KIBAKI's NARC coalition splintered in 2005 over a constitutional review process. Government defectors joined with KANU to form a new opposition coalition, the Orange Democratic Movement (ODM), which defeated the government's draft constitution in a popular referendum in November 2005. KIBAKI's reelection in December 2007 brought charges of vote rigging from ODM candidate Raila ODINGA and unleashed two months of violence in which as many as 1,500 people died. African Union-sponsored mediation led by former UN Secretary General Kofi ANNAN in late February 2008 resulted in a power-sharing accord bringing ODINGA into the government in the restored position of prime minister. The power sharing accord included a broad reform agenda, the centerpiece of which was constitutional reform. In August 2010, Kenyans overwhelmingly adopted a new constitution in a national referendum. The new constitution introduced additional checks and balances to executive power and significant devolution of power and resources to 47 newly created counties. It also eliminated the position of prime minister following the first presidential election under the new constitution, which occurred on March 4, 2013. Uhuru KENYATTA, the son of founding president Jomo KENYATTA, won the March elections in the first round by a close margin and was sworn into office on 9 April 2013.”

CIA's The World Factbook (2013)₉

“Kenya is the Africa you always dreamed of. This is a land of vast savannahs, immense herds of wildlife and peoples with proud traditions on the soil where human beings were born. Kenya is the Africa you always dreamed of. This is a land of vast savannahs, immense herds of wildlife and peoples with proud traditions on the soil where human beings were born.

When you think of Africa, you´re probably thinking of Kenya: the lone acacia tree, the snow-capped mountain, the harsh deserts, the palm-fringed coastline, the great Rift Valley, the dense forests – they´re all here.

Peopling this epic landscape, adding depth and resonance to Kenya´s age-old story, are some of Africa´s best-known peoples. The Maasai, the Samburu, the Turkana, the Swahili, the Kikuyu: these are the peoples whose histories and lives tell the story of the struggle to maintain traditions as the modern world crowds in, the daily fight for survival, the ancient tension between those who farm and those who roam.

Then, of course, there´s the wildlife. From the Masai Mara to Tsavo, this is a country of vivid experiences – elephants wallowing in swamps in the shadow of Mt Kilimanjaro, the massed millions of pink flamingos, the landscape suddenly fallen silent and brought to attention by the arrival of an as-yet-unseen predator. Africa is the last great wilderness where these creatures survive.”

"The World" by Lonely Planet (2014)₁₀

2. Kenya National and Social Development

UN HDI (2016)11
Pos.		Lower is better Rank11
1	Norway	1
2	Australia	2
3	Switzerland	2
	...
143	Cambodia	143
144	Nepal	144
145	Myanmar (Burma)	145
146	Kenya	146
147	Pakistan	147
148	Swaziland	148
149	Syria	149
150	Angola	150
	World Avg	94.3
q=188.

Social & Moral Development Index12
Pos.		Higher is better Points12
1	Iceland	84.3
2	Sweden	81.7
3	Norway	80.9
	...
117	Lebanon	50.0
118	Turkmenistan	49.7
119	Botswana	49.5
120	Kenya	49.4
121	Micronesia	49.4
122	Venezuela	49.3
123	Korea, N.	49.3
124	Indonesia	49.3
	World Avg	53.8
q=198.

The United Nations produces an annual Human Development Report which includes the Human Development Index. The factors taken into account include life expectancy, education and schooling and Gross National Income (GNI) amongst many others..

The Social and Moral Development Index concentrates on moral issues and human rights, violence, public health, equality, tolerance, freedom and effectiveness in climate change mitigation and environmentalism, and on some technological issues. A country scores higher for achieving well in those areas, and for sustaining that achievement in the long term. Those countries towards the top of this index can truly said to be setting good examples and leading humankind onwards into a bright, humane, and free future. See: What is the Best Country in the World? An Index of Morality, Conscience and Good Life.

3. Population and Demographics

Old-Age Dependency Ratio (2016)13
Pos.		Lower is better Per 10013
1	Uganda	04.3
2	Mali	04.5
3	Chad	04.7
	...
27	Guinea	06.1
28	Guinea-Bissau	06.1
29	Lesotho	06.1
30	Kenya	06.1
31	S. Sudan	06.2
32	Tanzania	06.2
33	Sao Tome & Principe	06.2
34	Comoros	06.3
	World Avg	18.3
q=185.

Emigrants (2010)14
Pos.		%14
1	Dominica	104.8
2	Palestine	68.4
3	Samoa	67.3
	...
170	Thailand	1.2
171	UAE	1.2
172	Mongolia	1.2
173	Kenya	1.1
174	Indonesia	1.1
175	Myanmar (Burma)	1.0
176	Solomon Islands	1.0
177	India	0.9
	World Avg	11.5
q=192.

Fertility Rate (2013)15
Pos.		2.0 is best15
1	Korea, N.	2.00
2	Brunei	1.99
3	St Vincent & Grenadines	2.01
	...
151	Central African Rep.	4.46
152	Madagascar	4.52
153	Iraq	4.57
154	Kenya	4.64
155	Senegal	4.65
156	Gambia	4.73
157	Mozambique	4.75
158	Comoros	4.78
	World Avg	2.81
q=180.

Immigrants (2010)14
Pos.		%14
1	Qatar	86.5
2	Monaco	71.6
3	UAE	70.0
	...
120	Poland	2.2
121	Fiji	2.2
122	Yemen	2.1
123	Kenya	2.0
124	Kiribati	2.0
125	Comoros	2.0
126	Mozambique	1.9
127	Uganda	1.9
	World Avg	9.2
q=192.

Life Expectancy (2015)16
Pos.		Higher is better Years16
1	Hong Kong	84.16
2	Japan	83.68
3	Italy	83.34
	...
157	Congo, (Brazzaville)	62.89
158	Papua New Guinea	62.77
159	Djibouti	62.30
160	Kenya	62.16
161	Niger	61.94
162	Ghana	61.53
163	Liberia	61.19
164	Zambia	60.82
	World Avg	71.27
q=190.

Population (2012)17
Pos.		The Overpopulation of the Earth17
1	China	1.4b
2	India	1.3b
3	USA	315.8m
	...
28	Colombia	47.6m
29	Spain	46.8m
30	Ukraine	44.9m
31	Kenya	42.7m
32	Argentina	41.1m
33	Poland	38.3m
34	Algeria	36.5m
35	Uganda	35.6m
	World Avg	36.0m
q=195.

Kenya's population is predicted to rise to 65.93 million by 2030. These millions of extra people will all need space to live, food to eat, energy to consume, and will increase the burden on the planet's resources. This country has a fertility rate of 4.64. The fertility rate is, in simple terms, the average amount of children that each woman has. The higher the figure, the quicker the population is growing, although, to calculate the rate you also need to take into account morbidity, i.e., the rate at which people die. If people live healthy and long lives and morbidity is low, then, 2.0 approximates to the replacement rate, which would keep the population stable. If all countries had such a fertility rate, population growth would end. The actual replacement rate in most developed countries is around 2.1.

• The Overpopulation of the Earth
• Abortion, Birth Control and Contraception: How Religion is Making Overpopulation Worse

4. Gender Equality

Gender Inequality (2015)18
Pos.		Lower is better18
1	Switzerland	0.04
2	Denmark	0.04
3	Netherlands	0.04
	...
132	Lesotho	0.55
133	Syria	0.55
134	Togo	0.56
135	Kenya	0.56
136	Egypt	0.57
137	Swaziland	0.57
138	Cameroon	0.57
139	Mozambique	0.57
	World Avg	0.36
q=159.

Year Women Can Vote19
Pos.		Lower is better Year19
1	New Zealand	1893
2	Australia	1902
3	Finland	1906
	...
138	Algeria	1962
139	Morocco	1963
140	Iran	1963
141	Kenya	1963
142	Fiji	1963
143	Afghanistan	1963
144	Equatorial Guinea	1963
145	Bahamas	1963
	World Avg	1930
q=189.

Gender inequality is not a necessary part of early human development. Although a separation of roles is almost universal due to different strengths between the genders, this does not have to mean that women are subdued, and, such patriarchialism is not universal in ancient history. Those cultures and peoples who shed, or never developed, the idea that mankind ought to dominate womankind, are better cultures and peoples than those who, even today, cling violently to those mores.

Kenya is an unequal country, with male rights dominating those of women.

See:

• "Religion Versus Womankind" by Vexen Crabtree (2007)

5. Religion and Beliefs

#buddhism #christianity #hinduism #islam #judaism

Religiosity (2009)20
Pos.		Lower is better %20
1	Estonia	16
2	Sweden	17
3	Denmark	19
	...
83	Nepal	93
84	Bahrain	94
85	Congo, DR	94
86	Kenya	94
87	Qatar	95
88	Zambia	95
89	Ghana	95
90	Mali	95
	World Avg	75.1
q=114.

Disbelief In God (2007)21
Pos.		Higher is better21
1	Vietnam	81
2	Japan	65
3	Sweden	64
	...
111	Ghana	0
112	Jordan	0
113	Gambia	0
114	Kenya	0
115	Ethiopia	0
116	Afghanistan	0
117	Egypt	0
118	Liberia	0
	World Avg	9.9
q=137.

Data from the Pew Forum, a professional polling outfit, states that in 2010 the religious makeup of this country was as follows in the table below₂₂:

Christian	84.8%
Muslim	9.7%
Hindu	0.1%
Buddhist	0.1%
Folk Religion	1.7%
Jew	0.1%
Unaffiliated	2.5%

The CIA World Factbook has slightly different data, and states: Christian 82.5% (Protestant 47.4%, Catholic 23.3%, other 11.8%), Muslim 11.1%, Traditionalists 1.6%, other 1.7%, none 2.4%, unspecified 0.7% (2009 census)₂₃.

Kenya: A Pew Forum poll in 2006 found that nearly half or more of all Protestants in several countries, including Kenya, identified as Pentecostal Christians₂₄.

Links:

• A List of All Religions and Belief Systems
• Secularisation Theory: Will Modern Society Reject Religion? What is Secularism?

6. The Internet

Freedom On The Internet (2012)25
Pos.		Lower is better25
1	Estonia	10
2	USA	12
3	Germany	15
	...
10	Argentina	26
11	Ukraine	27
12	Brazil	27
13	Kenya	29
14	Georgia	30
15	Nigeria	33
16	Korea, S.	34
17	Uganda	34
	World Avg	46.7
q=47.

Internet Users (2016)26
Pos.		Higher is better26
1	Iceland	100%
2	Faroe Islands	99%
3	Norway	98%
	...
107	Jordan	46%
108	Panama	45%
109	Mexico	45%
110	Kenya	45%
111	Belize	45%
112	Ukraine	44%
113	Philippines	44%
114	Jamaica	43%
	World Avg	48.1%
q=201.

IPv6 Uptake (2017)27
Pos.		Higher is better Ratio27
1	Belgium	55.4
2	Germany	41.8
3	Switzerland	35.1
	...
88	Mauritius	0.0
89	Botswana	0.0
90	El Salvador	0.0
91	Kenya	0.0
92	Cameroon	0.0
93	Kyrgyzstan	0.0
94	Cambodia	0.0
95	Belarus	0.0
	World Avg	3.82
q=176.

IT Security (2013)28
Pos.		Lower is better28
1	Ireland	0.11
2	Luxembourg	0.11
3	Belize	0.11
	...
29	Uzbekistan	0.69
30	Moldova	0.71
31	Zambia	0.76
32	Kenya	0.77
33	Cameroon	0.77
34	Burkina Faso	0.79
35	Ivory Coast	0.82
36	Ethiopia	0.84
	World Avg	0.98
q=81.

Internet access has become an essential research tool. It facilitates an endless list of life improvements, from the ability to network and socialize without constraint, to access to a seemingly infinite repository of technical and procedural information on pretty much any task. The universal availability of data has sped up industrial development and personal learning at the national and personal level. Individuals can read any topic they wish regardless of the locality of expert teachers, and, entire nations can develop their technology and understanding of the world simply because they are now exposed to advanced societies and moral discourses online. Like every communications medium, the Internet has issues and causes a small range of problems, but these are insignificant compared to the advantages of having an online populace.

7. Public Health Issues

Adolescent Birth Rate (2015)18
Pos.		Lower is better Per 100018
1	Korea, N.	0.5
2	Korea, S.	1.6
3	Switzerland	2.9
	...
155	Nicaragua	88.8
156	Guinea-Bissau	89.5
157	Zambia	90.4
158	Kenya	90.9
159	Central African Rep.	91.9
160	Togo	92.0
161	Lesotho	92.7
162	Dominican Rep.	97.9
	World Avg	47.9
q=185.

Alcohol Consumption (2010)29
Pos.		Lower is better Per Capita29
1	Libya	0.1
2	Pakistan	0.1
3	Kuwait	0.1
	...
69	Guinea-Bissau	4.0
70	Ethiopia	4.2
71	Kyrgyzstan	4.3
72	Kenya	4.3
73	Turkmenistan	4.3
74	UAE	4.3
75	India	4.3
76	Chad	4.4
	World Avg	6.2
q=191.

Infant Immunizations 2011-2015 (2015)30
Pos.		Higher is better Avg %30
1	Hungary	99.0
2	China	99.0
3	Uzbekistan	98.9
	...
124	Ireland	89.2
125	Sudan	89.2
126	Honduras	88.8
127	Kenya	88.5
128	Costa Rica	88.5
129	Colombia	88.4
130	Kiribati	88.4
131	Netherlands	88.1
	World Avg	88.3
q=194.

Smoking Rates (2014)31
Pos.		Lower is better31
1	Guinea	15
2	Solomon Islands	26
3	Kiribati	28
	...
51	Mali	236
52	Dominican Rep.	245
53	Togo	250
54	Kenya	257
55	Mauritius	261
56	El Salvador	280
57	Comoros	289
58	Congo, (Brazzaville)	294
	World Avg	819
q=182.

8. Politics and Freedom

Corruption (2012-2016)32
Pos.		Higher is better Avg Score32
1	Denmark	90.8
2	New Zealand	90.6
3	Finland	89.4
	...
144	Uganda	26.2
145	Kyrgyzstan	26.2
146	Paraguay	26.0
147	Kenya	26.0
148	Bangladesh	25.8
149	Papua New Guinea	25.6
150	Laos	25.4
151	Guinea	25.0
	World Avg	43.05
q=176.

Nominal Commitment to HR (2009)33
Pos.		Higher is better Treaties33
1	Argentina	24
2	Chile	23
3	Costa Rica	23
	...
110	Bangladesh	15
111	Mozambique	15
112	Dominican Rep.	14
113	Kenya	14
114	Japan	14
115	Jamaica	14
116	Jordan	14
117	China	14
	World Avg	15.1
q=194.

Personal, Civil & Economic Freedom (2014)34
Pos.		Lower is better Rank34
1	Hong Kong	1
2	Switzerland	2
3	New Zealand	3
	...
86	Rwanda	85
87	India	87
88	Burkina Faso	88
89	Kenya	88
90	Bahrain	88
91	Jordan	91
92	Cape Verde	92
93	Botswana	93
	World Avg	79.7
q=159.

Press Freedom (2013)35
Pos.		Lower is better35
1	Finland	638
2	Netherlands	648
3	Norway	652
	...
67	Bosnia & Herzegovina	2686
68	Guyana	2708
69	Tanzania	2734
70	Kenya	2780
71	Zambia	2793
72	Mozambique	2801
73	Armenia	2804
74	Malawi	2818
	World Avg	3249
q=178.

9. More Charts and Comparisons to Other Countries