Helpful to students taking economics, sociology and political science.

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Economy, Culture & Government
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Field of production, trade and the consumption of services and goods by a number of people
or agents. It emphasizes all discourses, goods expressions that are associated with production,
usage and the management for the resources. The economic personnel’s or agents entail
businesses, individuals, governments of organizations. The economy of Kenya majorly and
heavily relies on agriculture, trade and tourism not forgetting industrialization.
The most valued, important and relied industries in Kenya include: agriculture, tourism,
energy, fishing and forestry, mining and finally the financial industry (Hope, 2012). The same
industries serve as the backbone of Kenya’s Economy. The health of this industries is stable
enough as they boost the GDP hence placing the country’s economy in the top hundred large
economies in the world, at position seventy two. The Kenya’s economy records a positive growth
in its GDP every single year. The agricultural industry dominates the country’s economy majoring
on the production of tea and coffee.
Kenya trades with several countries with most of its export country destinations being
Uganda, United States of America, United Kingdom, Netherlands and finally Zambia. The highest
and top most imports originate from China, Japan, India and finally South Africa. Kenya’s
economy is ranked at position 107 among the top most export economies.
Culture
Culture is considered or defined as the behavior, customs, norms and ideas of a specific or
particular society at large, or people. Kenya as a country consists of around forty different groups
in terms of ethnicity, with each group practicing its own culture different and similar to other
groups. Different groups have different attires, music, food, dance and arts.

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Luhya love chicken, “ingokho” and Ugali, Luo love fish, “rech” and Ugali, “kuon”,
Kalenjins love “mursik” and Ugali, “Kimyet”. As for the attires, “Kitenge” which is a cotton
clothing is much common in many Kenyan homes, another is the “Kanga” popularly known as
“Leso” among Kenyans.
Kenya is known for its diverse types of music, from Benga, traditional songs and also the
imported music (Sobania, 2003). The youth have dominated in “Kapuka” and “Genge” subgenres.
In Kenya, “hiphop” is less of music culture but a style for the wealthy able backgrounds. In theatre,
drama festival is much common among Kenyan colleges and schools. Different communities in
Kenya design their own unique crafts and arts. The dances are different and unique, the youth are
more into “Oddi” dance. Most traditional communities have their own way for their house
architecture, the Maasai stay in “Manyattas”.
Government
It is a political body in a country that makes and administrates policy, works out political,
executive and the autonomous power via institutions, customs and rules or laws in a given state.
Kenya being a democratic country is run by the government. All the three arms of the government
have their unique roles allocated to them.
The legislature makes the laws, the Executive implements the laws and the Judiciary
interprets the laws (Wanjohi, 2003). The president is the commander in chief of the armed forces.
Comparing the government of Kenya and that of Sweden, in both countries the government relies
more on taxes and revenue to run its errands, both governments enforce laws and govern their
country, Kenya is run by a democratic government while in Sweden it is a monarchy. The head of
government in Kenya is the president while in Sweden is the Prime minister.

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Currently in Kenya the political temperature is heated up, due to the recently finalized
general election, as the swearing in of the elected president is awaited, the opposition party is not
calm with the final news about the president elect. Supreme Court in Kenya nullified the election
results as petition was called by the opposition. Election re-run was organized carried out as
planned and swearing in of the president elect is awaited in a few days.

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Reference
Hope, K. R. (2012). The political economy of development in Kenya. New York: Continuum
International Pub. Group.
Sobania, N. W. (2003). Culture and customs of Kenya. Westport, CT: Greenwood Press
Wanjohi, N. G. (2003). Modern local government in Kenya. Nairobi: Konrad Adenauer Stiftung
and Agency for Development Education & Communication.