Kenya became independent on 12th December, 1963 and is a member of the Commonwealth Club of Nations as well as the United Nations. Kenya is a unicameral type of government where the roles of the executive, the legislature and the judiciary are clearly defined. The first universal franchise general elections that attracted several political parties were held in 1963 with the Kenya African National Union (KANU) under the leadership of the late Mzee Jomo Kenyatta emerging the winner. KANU subsequently led the country into full independence in December, 1963 and into the Republic status a year later. When the first president of Independent Kenya died on 22nd August, 1978, President Daniel Toroitich Arap Moi assumed the presidency in accordance with the country’s constitution. Since assuming the presidency, H.E President Daniel Arap Moi has transformed Kenya into a thriving nation which is an island of peace and tranquility. Kenya’s history pre-dates the stone and iron ages. Archaeological evidence has been unearthed to suggest that some two million years ago, man’s ancestors of the genus Homo Habilis and home erectus roamed an area in the very north of kenya, around lake turkana. Hominid fossil finds going back to two million years have earned kenya the sobriquet "The Cradle of Mankind".

Today’s Kenyan inhabitants are almost all immigrants whose ancestors reached the country less than ten thousand years ago. The Cushites from the north were the first immigrants to arrive followed by the nilotes who entered kenya from the west of lake turkana and finally, the bantu who arrived from the south and west about one thousand A.D.

The first foreigners to arrive at the Kenya coast were the arabs who came during the third and fourth century amid strong resistance from the local inhabitants. The first arab settlements were in lamu and spread southwards. They were later on followed by Europeans who were led by the portuguese. The Gedi ruins and fort jesus are major monuments dating back to that turbulent era of Kenya’s history. Notable among these early explores was joseph Thompson who forged a direct route through maasailand in 1883. Kenya was declared a british protectorate in 1895 and remained as such until 1920 when it became a colony of the British empire. During the early 19th century, the hinterland was penetrated by European explorers and Indian traders.

Today, Kenya is one of Africa’s most modern developing countries. Although tourism contributes significantly to the economy in terms of foreign exchange earnings, Kenya remains a predominantly agricultural country. The world famous kenya tea and coffee are grown in the highlands and are kenya’s major cash crops for export. Many tourist circuits traverse the rich agricultural farmlands which give a fascinating view of Kenyan at work in their farms.