subject: The Kenyan Culture [print this page] The Kenyan Culture The Kenyan Culture
Kenya is made up of more than forty different tribes. All these people have different ways of life. Though they are different, there are things that join them. These are religion, food, language and Nairobi- the center of all life in the country. Most Kenyans are either Christians or Muslims. A few are still stuck to traditional worship. The major religious group is the Christians and are more than 80% of the entire country's population. Many christian groups have emerged lately. Some are Catholics, Presbyterians, Pentecosts and charismatic Pentecosts.
The main food in Kenya is the ugali. This is very popular and every household regardless of whether it is rich or poor has it a few times a week. Ugali is a solid mixture of water and maize meal flour. It is takes with meat, kales [sukuma wiki] milk and other forms of vegetables. Other Kenya cultural meals are irio, steak, maharagwe, mtuza wa samaki pilau and githeri. Depending on how financially privileged a family is, they will take on eof the meals every now and then. Meat is a delicacy in the country.
The official language is English. This is used country wide in major institutions and offices. The national language is Kiswhili. This is more famous and used even in remote towns and villages. Swahili unites the whole country as one. It is threatening the other tribal languages as most people born in urban areas do not know their mother tongue. Music is also a Kenyan cultural theme that unites them. Benga is very popular and Kenyan hip hop among the young generation.
