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Kenya

Introduction

Kenya is an East African country that gained Independence on 12th December 1963.

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Political Brief Kenya has a presidential system of government and the last elections were held on 4th March 2013. (Source: International Foundation for Electoral Systems) 
Economy

Kenya uses the Kenyan Shilling (KES) and the main economic activity is agriculture.  

According to the World Bank statistics department, Kenya had a GDP of $60.770 Billion in 2015. It's latest Gini Coefficient value was 47.7 as at 2013.

(Source: World Bank)

   ICT Brief

Kenya's ccTLD is .ke

As at December 2015, Internet penetration stood at 82.6% of the population. (Source: Communication Authority of Kenya)

Information and communication related matters are rregulated by the CAK - Communications Authority of Kenya

   Population Brief

The country’s population stood at 46.75 Million as at December 2015.

The urban/rural population ratio as at December 2015 stood at 25:75 according to the United Nations Population Department

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