What is Kenya like?
Kenya’s incredible natural environment and cultural heritage is almost unmatched in Africa. If you’re adventurous – and sensible – it promises the globe’s most magnificent wildlife parks, unsullied beaches, thriving coral reefs, memorable mountain scapes and ancient Swahili cities. Kenya’s beauty is compromised by a cluster of familiar problems. HIV remains a major problem along with cholera and malaria epidemics. Kenya has also experienced major floods and drought which lead to food shortages in mid-2004 that were deemed a national crisis. While Kenya’s ethnic diversity has produced a vibrant culture, it is also a source of conflict that has led to ethnic fighting. Other pressing challenges include high unemployment, crime and poverty; most Kenyans live below the poverty level of $1 a day.
