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Kenya Travel Guide
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Kenya served as an important mediator in brokering Sudan's north-south separation in February 2005; Kenya provides shelter to approximately a quarter of a million refugees including Ugandans who flee across the border periodically to seek protection from Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) rebels; Kenya's administrative limits extend beyond the treaty border into the Sudan, creating the Ilemi Triangle.
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Founding president and liberation struggle icon Jomo KENYATTA led Kenya from independence until his death in 1978, when President Daniel Toroitich arap MOI took power in a constitutional succession. The country was a de facto one-party state from 1969 until 1982 when the ruling Kenya African National Union (KANU) made itself the sole legal party in Kenya. MOI acceded to internal and external pressure for political liberalization in late 1991.
The ethnically fractured opposition failed to dislodge KANU from power in elections in 1992 and 1997, which were marred by violence and fraud, but are viewed as having generally reflected the will of the Kenyan people. President MOI stepped down in December of 2002 following fair and peaceful elections. Mwai KIBAKI, running as the candidate of the multiethnic, united opposition group, the National Rainbow Coalition, defeated KANU candidate Uhuru KENYATTA and assumed the presidency following a campaign centered on an anticorruption platform.
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Wildlife safaris
The most common way to see Kenya’s rich wildlife is by organized tours in small vans (which typically carry six to eight people). Private drives and walking safaris are also possible, although both require armed guides. Aeroplane or hot-air balloon trips are available at the Masai Mara National Reserve. Camel safaris can be organized in the Samburu and Turkana areas between Isiolo and Lake Turkana. Each park or game reserve offers different types of animals and vegetation. For further details, see the Where to Go section or contact the Kenya
Wildlife Service (see General Info section). A list of safari tour operators can be obtained from the Kenya Association of Tour Operators, KATO (see Travel - Internal section).
Watersports
The coastal resorts on Kenya’s Coral Coast, north and south of Mombasa, have fine sandy beaches and there are several coral reefs. The most popular resorts include Bamburi, Kikambala, Kilifi, Malindi, Nyali, Shanzu, and Wasini Island. A wide range of watersports is available, including scuba diving, snorkeling, sailing, water-skiing, swimming and surfing. The coast around Malindi is renowned for game fishing. Trout fishing in the lakes (notably at Lake Naivasha and Lake Victoria) is particularly good between November and March. Deep-sea fishing is good along the coast between July and April. Sailfish, marlin, wahoo, swordfish, kingfish, barracuda and tuna are all available. Whitewater rafting is popular on the Athi/Galana River.
Other
Kenya has a total of 39 golf courses ranging from minigolf to 18-hole courses. The most popular destination for trekking is Mount Kenya, although the trails tend to get fairly busy. Other trekking destinations include Mount Elgon (on the border with Uganda) and the Ngong Hills (near Nairobi). Tennis, squash, bowls, horse riding and polo are all popular. Kenya also has good athletics facilities and the Kenyans have a fine record in world competitions. Sports clubs accept visitors. |
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