Kenya's abundant resources, wildlife, Cultural Diversity and relative political stability have helped establish Kenya as model of an African country in the Western mind. Republic of Kenya 1963
Kenya is a country located on the east coast of the African Continent. Located at the equator, Kenya is bordered by the Indian Ocean on the southeast, The northeast corner is bordered by Somalia, The north is bordered by Ethiopia. Sudan is on the northwest border, Uganda's on the west and Tanzania is on the south
Terrain
Lowlands Desert,
Mountains,
Highlands,
Plains
Elevation varies from 0 on the Southeast Coast at the Indian Ocean, to over 17,000 ft at Mt. Kenya
Climate Kenya enjoys a tropical climate. It is hot and humid at the coast, temperate inland, and very dry in the north and northeast parts of the country. There are two rainy seasons; the long rains-late March-May and the short rains-Oct-Dec. More on Kenya's weather and rainy seasons
People, Culture, Tribes of Kenya 99% of the population of Kenya are native to African. The population is diverse with 40+ tribes and as many languages.The official languages are
Swahili and English.
While it is not necessary to learn Swahili before traveling to Kenya, it is a nice gesture to learn some of the common words and phrases of the native language...Wherever you may be traveling.
As you travel away from the larger cities where the population is a diverse mix you find more tribal languages.
Major tribes are the Kikuya, Luhya, Luo, Kalenjin, Kisii, and Meru. The better known tribe of
the Maasai
is a small percent of the population as are the Turkana and Swahili.
Terrain 
