Kenya

Black symbolizes the majority population, red the blood shed in the struggle for freedom, green stands for natural wealth, and white for peace; the shield and crossed spears symbolize the defense of freedom. Founding president and liberation struggle icon Jomo KENYATTA led Kenya from independence in 1963 until his death in 1978, when President Daniel Toroitich arap MOI took power in a constitutional succession. Kenya, in August 2010, adopted a new constitution that eliminates the role of prime minister after the next presidential election. Kenya is located in Eastern Africa, bordering the Indian Ocean, between Somalia and Tanzania and has a total land area of 580,367 sq km, slightly more than twice the size of Nevada. The Kenyan Highlands comprise one of the most successful agricultural production regions in Africa; glaciers are found on Mount Kenya, Africa's second highest peak; unique physiography supports abundant and varied wildlife of scientific and economic value Although the regional hub for trade and finance in East Africa, Kenya has been hampered by corruption and by reliance upon several primary goods whose prices have remained low. Low infrastructure investment threatens Kenya's long-term position as the largest East African economy. Natural resources include limestone, soda ash, salt, gemstones, fluorspar, zinc, diatomite, gypsum, wildlife and hydropower. The climate varies from tropical along coast to arid in interior with recurring drought; flooding during rainy seasons. The population of Kenya is 43,013,341 (July 2012 est.) with English and Kiswahili as the official language in addition to numerous indigenous languages.

Arun Agrawal

Professor, School of Natural Resources and Environment
Khalid Al-Naif

Director, Development Consulting Services
Kelly M. Askew

Director, African Studies Center
Associate Professor, Anthropology
Associate Professor, Department of Afroamerican and African Studies
Bilal Butt

Assistant Professor, Natural Resources and Environment
Barry N. Checkoway

Professor, Social Work
David W. Cohen

Lemuel A. Johnson Collegiate Professor, African History
Lemuel A. Johnson Collegiate Professor, Anthropology
Academic Program Director, History
Eustace Golladay M.D.

Professor, Surgery
Laura MacLatchy

Associate Professor, Anthropology
Nyambura Mpesha

Lecturer III in Afroamerican and African Studies, Department of Afroamerican and African Studies
Professor, DAAS
Language Instructor
Virginia Nelson M.D.

Professor, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Maxwell Owusu

Professor, Anthropology
Robert B. Payne

Professor Emeritus of Zoology, Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
Curator Emeritus of Birds, Museum of Zoology
Neal Persky

Instructor, Internal Medicine
Derek Peterson

Professor, Department of Afroamerican and African Studies
Professor, Department of History
David Schottenfeld

John G. Searle Professor Emeritus, Epidemiology
Professor Emeritus, Internal Medicine
Julie A. Smith

Lecturer, School of Nursing
Howard Stein

Professor, Department of Afroamerican and African Studies
Adjunct Professor, Department of Epidemiology
Rebecca Thornton

Assistant Professor, Economics
Post-doctoral Fellow, Population Studies Center
Joseph Trumpey

Associate Professor, School of Art and Design
Mark L. Wilson

Professor, Epidemiology
Professor, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
Director, Interdepartmental Concentration in Global Health

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Kenya

Professor, School of Natural Resources and Environment

Director, Development Consulting Services

Director, African Studies CenterAssociate Professor, AnthropologyAssociate Professor, Department of Afroamerican and African Studies

Assistant Professor, Natural Resources and Environment

Professor, Social Work

Lemuel A. Johnson Collegiate Professor, African HistoryLemuel A. Johnson Collegiate Professor, AnthropologyAcademic Program Director, History

Professor, Surgery

Associate Professor, Anthropology

Lecturer III in Afroamerican and African Studies, Department of Afroamerican and African Studies Professor, DAAS Language Instructor

Professor, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Professor, Anthropology

Professor Emeritus of Zoology, Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Curator Emeritus of Birds, Museum of Zoology

Instructor, Internal Medicine

Professor, Department of Afroamerican and African Studies Professor, Department of History

John G. Searle Professor Emeritus, Epidemiology Professor Emeritus, Internal Medicine

Lecturer, School of Nursing

Professor, Department of Afroamerican and African Studies Adjunct Professor, Department of Epidemiology

Assistant Professor, EconomicsPost-doctoral Fellow, Population Studies Center

Associate Professor, School of Art and Design

Professor, Epidemiology Professor, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Director, Interdepartmental Concentration in Global Health

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Director, African Studies Center
Associate Professor, Anthropology
Associate Professor, Department of Afroamerican and African Studies

Lemuel A. Johnson Collegiate Professor, African History
Lemuel A. Johnson Collegiate Professor, Anthropology
Academic Program Director, History

Lecturer III in Afroamerican and African Studies, Department of Afroamerican and African Studies
Professor, DAAS
Language Instructor

Professor Emeritus of Zoology, Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
Curator Emeritus of Birds, Museum of Zoology

Professor, Department of Afroamerican and African Studies
Professor, Department of History

John G. Searle Professor Emeritus, Epidemiology
Professor Emeritus, Internal Medicine

Professor, Department of Afroamerican and African Studies
Adjunct Professor, Department of Epidemiology

Assistant Professor, Economics
Post-doctoral Fellow, Population Studies Center

Professor, Epidemiology
Professor, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
Director, Interdepartmental Concentration in Global Health