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Africa

Kenya

Ratio: 2:3 Adopted: December 12, 1963 Usage: National and Civil

Black, red, and
green are kanu
party colors The white
fimbriations were
White was added added to the KANU
to represent the flag to create the
Kenya African national flag
Democratic Union

The African shield is also
used in the national arms

Africa
Su
Sudan
Ethiopia
Sud Ethiopia Kenya became a colony in 1920 having previously
ga
Ugaganda Somalia
KENYA
been known as British East Africa. It became
Tanzania independent in 1963 and a republic in 1964.
The flag adopted at independence shield and spears, but with a white
was based on that of the Kenya rooster in the center, grasping an ax.
Africa National Union (kanu); Kenya was the first African
the dominant political party. For country to use a shield of traditional
the national flag, white fimbriations design in its coat of arms, a practice
were added, and the shield and which has since been followed in
spears replaced the party symbol. many other new states. It was also
A coat of arms was adopted in the first to give the motto in a local
1963 which makes use of the same language, in this case Swahili.

ARMS OF KENYA
Y
Y
The rooster with an ax is
The shield stands on the KANU party symbol
a representation of U
Mount Kenya

“Harambee” meaning
“Pull Together” in Swahili

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