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Kenya Culture

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What is culture? Is it how we say or do things? Does it rule our existence? We can find out many things by examining other peoples or countries culture. It allows us to understand the characteristics and knowledge of a particular group of people, their language, religion. cuisine, social habits, music, and arts. (https://www.livescience.com/21478-what-is-culture-definition-of-culture.html) In this paper we are going to examine the culture of Kenya and discuss their cultural characteristics as it pertains to Kenya 's role in today 's society while encompassing the past, present and future of their region, and how it impacts their lives. By examining the people, geography, weather, military conflicts, and civil considerations we can have some …show more content…

It is a presidential representative democratic republic. A president is elected every five years by the people. The current president is Uhuru Kenyatta, he was elected into office in April 2013. They have three branches of government, the Executive, Legislative, and Judicial branch. The President is both Head of State and head of the government. Executive power is exercised by the Executive Branch, which is headed by the President. The President also chairs the Cabinet. The Cabinet is composed of people chosen from outside Parliament. Legislative power is vested exclusively in Parliament. The Judiciary is independent of the Executive and the Legislature. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Politics_of_Kenya) There are two types of organizations that are based in Kenya. Those two types are the Non-Government Organizations (NGOs) and the Government Organizations (GOs). There are also many organizations that operate in Kenya but are not based there, such as, Save The Children and UNICEF. Most of the NGOs are community based to help with the health and welfare of the people, such as the Slum Child Foundation, that aids residents of the poor urban settlements (slums). GOs include the National Commission for Science, Technology and Innovation. Their mission is to coordinate, research, provide policy advice on matters of Science, Technology and Innovation in Kenya for national social- economic development.

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