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2. More than 70 different ethnic groups live in Kenya.
3. There are 2 official languages in Kenya – Swahili and English. But more than 60 local languages are also spoken here.
4. Kenya is a country located in the African continent whose 99% population is black.
5. Scientists believe that humans originated in Kenya because the oldest human remains have been found in Kenya's Tugen Hills, which are 70 million years old.
6. Prior to 1920, the area now known as "Kenya" was known as the British East Africa Protectorate.
7. Most of Kenya is surrounded by forests, this country is included in the greenest countries of the world.
8. In the Kakamega Forest of Kenya, some rare species of butterflies and snakes are found which are not found anywhere else in the world.
9. There are about 1,132 types of birds found in Kenya and out of these 342 types of birds can be seen in a single park in less than 24 hours, which is a world record in itself.
10. In March 2014, Kenya's parliament passed a bill (Marriage Act) allowing men to marry multiple women.
11. Even today, the dowry system is going on in Kenya which has been going on for centuries. According to this custom, for marriage in Kenya, the boy has to give at least 10 cows to the girl in dowry.
12. In Kenya, the dowry is often equal to five years of the groom's expected income, usually payable in post-wedding installments in the form of livestock, cycles and money.
13. A small part of the world's second largest clear water lake “Victoria Lake” is also in Kenya. Actually, this lake is divided into three countries: 6% in Kenya, 45% in Uganda and 49% in Tanzania.
14. Kenya is a big producer of coffee and most of its income comes from this, but people here prefer to drink tea and beer instead of coffee.
15. You will be surprised to know that there is no official means of transport in Kenya and traveling here in van etc. is like accommodating 19 men in a 9-man van.
16. In Africa, Kenya is the largest exporter of roses and ranks third in the world. Kenya is also called "Flower Garden of Europe".
17. In Kenya, about 26 lakh people practice running barefoot at night. Here you will find athletes in every house.
18. A single American uses as much natural things (air, water, trees, soil) as 32 people in Kenya.
19. Felix Kiprono, a lawyer from Kenya, had offered to give 50 cows, 70 sheep, goats to Barack Obama's family but in return he wanted to marry Obama's daughter, Malia.
20. Kenya has the strictest law in the world on the use of plastic bags. Here the production, sale and use of plastic bags can lead to imprisonment for 4 years or a fine of Rs 25 lakh.
21. Kenyan environmental lover Wangari Maathai won the Nobel Peace Prize in 2004. She is the first African woman to win this award.
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