Modern-Day Kenya
The Republic of Kenya is an African nation that mothers 4.2 million people with its capital city being Nairobi. Kenya is a nation that was initially under British rule, which ceded sovereignty over the colony of Kenya. Since the colonisation of Kenya, there have been new resistant regimes such as the Mau Mau fighters who tussled and led the nation to Independence on 12th December 1963. This regime led to the surfacing of the first and founding father of Kenya, Jomo Kenyatta. The proclaiming of Kenya then follows the achieving of Independence as a Republic state on 12th December 1964. Ever since, Kenya has progressively made numerous significant changes in various sectors, as far as development is concerned. The nation has faced multiple transitions in industries such as tourism, agriculture, governance, production and manufacturing, and energy to mention but a few. This paper will mainly focus on the transitions that Kenya has faced, and how they have impacted the society and the nation at large.
Agriculture
Agriculture is the cornerstone that dominates the economy of Kenya, being the most significant contributing factor in Kenya’s gross domestic product (GDP). Farming has been an important aspect due to the factor that most of the Kenyan farms have sufficient rainfall and most importantly, fertility. The practice of agriculture has contributed to a higher percentage of Kenya’s means of livelihood. These farmers are most especially involved in the production of tea and coffee; which serve as the leading cash crops in Kenya, fresh produce such as potatoes, bananas, beans, peas, chillies, corns, mangoes and cabbages. Some various forms of farming methods such as conventional growing, irrigation, organic growing and greenhouse farming have been put in place to bring more high yields. Over the decades, with the tremendous changes in technology, Kenya has not been left behind in harnessing the powerful aspects in regards to technology. Modernisation of agriculture in developing worlds has positively impacted the Kenyan nation at a greater extent.1The Kenya Agricultural Research Institute (KARI) has taken its research at a higher notch, especially in horticultural and industrial crops, land and water management, livestock farming and food crops. These transitions have seen a more significant impact on the livelihood of Kenyans positively.
Tourism
Tourism falls second after Agriculture as a source of foreign exchange. Kenya has welcomed plentiful of tourists due to its richness in eye-catching scenes and the exclusive acclaimed tourism product. The existence of the most famous Maasai Mara National Park, The rich cultural heritage and the Kenyan climate has had Kenya receiving plenty of vacationers.
Tourism in Kenya is most especially contributed by the high diversity, a wide variety of points of interest and flocks of landscapes. The presence of the coastal beach, the wild safari expeditions are the most contributing factors towards the thriving of the tourism industry. However, Kenya has faced numerous challenges in hosting tourists.2In terms of territorial governance, there has been weak sustainability of tourist destinations such as inadequate security.3 As a result, tourist visits have been diminishing. This drop has resulted in a low foreign exchange in the market. The incorporation of territorial governance to achieve sustainability once put in place and implemented is a sure guarantee that Kenya can still thrive if not lead in the tourism industry.
Energy
Kenya’s energy profile has been booming over the decades. The ability of production of renewable energy sources and the availability of oil has put Kenya at a more large ladder of success in terms of development. The significant existence of power generation and the continuous promotion of energy production puts Kenya among the most active energy producers in Africa.3[2] Kenya has enacted in the process of implementing safe ways of harnessing the energy and meeting the personal needs of its citizens. The various techniques include the provision of suitable housing settlements with moderate temperature and humidity to meets human needs. Also, the implementation of using reusable energy sources and equipment have been put in place to save energy. This depicts Kenya has a nation that is focused on the fulfilment of its citizens’ goal and its achievement as a nation.
Conclusion
After Independence from the British protectorate, it has progressively grown both in economic, agricultural and social sectors. The country is set toward a high achieving and thriving nation and its existence among other nations competitively, because, without resources or mutual presence, success is inevitable.
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3 Tabales et al. “Developing a System of Territorial Governance Indicators for Tourism Destinations.” Journal of Sustainable Tourism
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