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 * Country:** Kenya, which lie across the equator in east-central Africa, on the coast of the Indian Ocean. It borders Somalia to the east, Ethiopia to the north, Tanzania to the south, Uganda to the west, and Sudan to the northwest. Kenya is tropical and has mountains and plateaus in the south, west, and central regions. In the south, north, and northwest regions the country is arid. Kenya has a population of 40.8 million and their life expectancy is 56 years for men and 57 years for women. Kenyans deal with many challenges on a daily basis including, high unemployment, crime, and poverty. Kenyans speak Swahili and English, and their mail religion is Christianity.=====

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 * Mwai Kibaki:** Kibaki was born in 1961. After studying in Uganda and Britain he helped fight for Kenyas independence. In the 1970’s and 80’s Kibaki was an economist and served as a finance minister and vice president. Kibaki ran for president three times, finally on his third try he was elected president of Kenya. Kibaki did a great job improving the economy, and he also abolished school fees for primary education, which got 1.7 million more children to go to school.=====

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__The East African Community:__ An Intergovernmental organization comprising the five east African countries Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania, and Uganda. In 2010 the EAC launched its own common market for goods, labour, and capital within the region, with a goal of a common currency by 2012. The EAC may lead to these five countries becoming one single state.=====

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http://www.moibrahimfoundation.org/en