The Republic of Kenya is a diverse country of nearly 600.000 km2 (the size of France) and has a population of over 35,000,000 formed from over thirty ethnic groups . It is bordered by Ethiopia to the north, Somalia to the north-east, Tanzania to the south, Uganda to the west, and Sudan to the north-west, with the Indian Ocean running along its south-east border.

Kenya is a well-known tourist destination, famous throughout the world for its wildlife, tea, coffee and long-distance runners.