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*''Anime/TheBushBaby'' is about a British girl being stranded in Kenya after the country forcibly pushes out it's former colonialists after achieving independence. It was based on the book ''The Bushbabies'' by William Stevenson.
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->''We've got the lions, only in Kenya...\\

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* ''Film/WatuWote'' is an Oscar-nominated short film about religious strife between Muslims and Christians in Kenya, and specifically about a group of Muslim terrorists attacking a bus.
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* ''Film/{{Rafiki}}'': A 2018 Kenyan film about a forbidden lesbian romance, homosexuality being illegal in Kenya.

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* ''Film/{{Rafiki}}'': A 2018 Kenyan film about a forbidden lesbian romance, homosexuality [[UsefulNotes/{{Homosexual}} homosexuality]] being illegal in Kenya.
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Formerly a British colony (when it was pronounced Keen-ya, as opposed to the current Kehn-ya), it became independent in 1963. The British used a method of rule called "indirect rule," meaning they chose an ethnic group to rule for them by proxy. The effect of pitting the ethnic groups against each other continues today, and is the root for a lot of political tension. Disputed elections in 2007 saw a large-scale outbreak of violence that led to over a thousand deaths before a settlement was reached, creating a coalition government. The power-sharing arrangement pacified the two major ethnic groups, the Kikuyu and the Luo.

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Formerly In the Middle Ages, modern-day Kenya was home to a number of states of varying size and power. The most important was probably the Sultanate of Mombasa, which ruled the city of the same name. During the 17th and 18th centuries, the coastal areas were the site of major imperial competition; UsefulNotes/{{Portugal}} and UsefulNotes/{{Oman}} competed for control of the valuable sea lanes and port cities, with the British colony (when Empire throwing itself into the ring in the early 19th century -- the British eventually came out on top. Initially under corporate rule by the Imperial East Africa Company, the Company's failures caused the British government to take direct control of the area, first as a protectorate and then as a full colony. (Incidentally, under British rule, it was pronounced Keen-ya, as opposed to the current Kehn-ya), it Kehn-ya.) The country became independent in 1963.1963, with independence movement leader Jomo Kenyatta as its first president. The British used a method of rule called "indirect rule," meaning they chose an ethnic group to rule for them by proxy. The effect of pitting the ethnic groups against each other continues today, and is the root for a lot of political tension. Disputed elections in 2007 saw a large-scale outbreak of violence that led to over a thousand deaths before a settlement was reached, creating a coalition government. The power-sharing arrangement pacified the two major ethnic groups, the Kikuyu and the Luo.

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