FAST FACTS - KENYA
Head of State: President Mwai
Kibaki
Land Area: 582,650 sq. km (569,25 sq. km land; 13,400
sq. km water)
Population: 29.25 million (1999)
Currency: Kenyan Shilling (KSh)
Capital city: Nairobi
Climate: Subtropical
Summer: December – March, Winter: July – August
Languages: Official language: Swahili.
English spoken widely
Measures: Metric System
Time: GMT +3 hours
Business Hours:
Private sector
Monday - Friday: 8:00am - 4:30pm
Government offices: Monday - Friday: 7:30am - 4:30pm
Saturday: Government offices are closed but the commercial sector
opens in the morning until 1:00pm.
Public Holidays:
1 January (New Year's Day)
Varies (Good Friday)
Varies (Easter Monday)
1 May (Labour Day)
1 June (Madaraka Day)
10 October (Moi Day)
20 October (Kenyatta Day)
12 December (Independence Day)
25 December (Christmas Day)
26 December (Boxing Day)
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