{"id":4356,"date":"2024-01-29T22:08:51","date_gmt":"2024-01-29T21:08:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.wakanow.com\/?p=4356"},"modified":"2023-04-14T15:57:07","modified_gmt":"2023-04-14T14:57:07","slug":"kenya-facts-know","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.wakanow.com\/kenya-facts-know\/","title":{"rendered":"7 Interesting Kenya Facts We Bet You Didn&#8217;t Know"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Kenya is a vacation spot off the beaten track, and many tourists troop here every day to experience its sunshine, colourful beaches and wildlife.\u00a0Yet, we bet there\u2019s more to what you already know about this beautiful country; some intriguing, and others, purely weird.<\/p>\n<p>So, here are a 7 Kenya facts we bet you didn&#8217;t know.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Kenyans love bargains like\u2026<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-4474\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.wakanow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/market-2691177_1920-450x300.jpg\" alt=\"Top Kenya facts\" width=\"450\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.wakanow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/market-2691177_1920-450x300.jpg 450w, https:\/\/blog.wakanow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/market-2691177_1920-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.wakanow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/market-2691177_1920-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blog.wakanow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/market-2691177_1920-1200x800.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/blog.wakanow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/market-2691177_1920-740x493.jpg 740w, https:\/\/blog.wakanow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/market-2691177_1920-510x340.jpg 510w, https:\/\/blog.wakanow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/market-2691177_1920-480x320.jpg 480w, https:\/\/blog.wakanow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/market-2691177_1920.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Who wouldn\u2019t want great value for their money? Well, if you don\u2019t, Kenyans do, and they certainly know how to pull this off with some good jest and humour too.<\/p>\n<p>So, the next time you land in Kenya and you don\u2019t have sufficient money for shopping, don\u2019t sweat it. Simply put on your bargaining hat and you\u2019ll be sure to get some good deals. Remember, Kenya has some of the <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.wakanow.com\/5-amazing-shopping-malls-africa\/\">biggest shopping malls in Africa<\/a>, and it will be great to put your bargaining skills to a litmus test here.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Snake tour is a big deal here<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-4472\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.wakanow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Snake-Kenya-450x253.jpg\" alt=\"Snake Tour in Kenya - Top Kenya facts\" width=\"450\" height=\"253\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.wakanow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Snake-Kenya-450x253.jpg 450w, https:\/\/blog.wakanow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Snake-Kenya-480x270.jpg 480w, https:\/\/blog.wakanow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Snake-Kenya.jpg 634w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Kenya boasts of well over 120 species of snakes, and you can add a snake tour to your bucket list of activities the next time you visit Kenya. A snake tour here allows you take the plunge and delve deep into thick jungles, caves, sprawling mangroves, riverbeds and rocky cliffs as you spot these elusive creatures swirling and balling in their natural habitat.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>A dowry starts from 10 cows<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4475\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4475\" style=\"width: 450px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-4475 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.wakanow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Dowry-450x253.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"450\" height=\"253\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.wakanow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Dowry-450x253.jpg 450w, https:\/\/blog.wakanow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Dowry-480x270.jpg 480w, https:\/\/blog.wakanow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Dowry.jpg 660w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4475\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Image Source: BBC<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Dowries still play a huge role in African marriage, and it\u2019s unlikely this practice will change any soon. In Kenya, you need a minimum of 10 cows or the cash equivalent as bride price.<\/p>\n<p>In some cases, some suitors are required to offer as much as 50 cows, and even more.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>In Kenya, there\u2019s no middle-class<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-4477\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.wakanow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/kenya-1488122_1920-450x285.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"450\" height=\"285\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.wakanow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/kenya-1488122_1920-450x285.jpg 450w, https:\/\/blog.wakanow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/kenya-1488122_1920-768x487.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.wakanow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/kenya-1488122_1920-1024x649.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blog.wakanow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/kenya-1488122_1920-1200x761.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/blog.wakanow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/kenya-1488122_1920-740x469.jpg 740w, https:\/\/blog.wakanow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/kenya-1488122_1920-480x304.jpg 480w, https:\/\/blog.wakanow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/kenya-1488122_1920.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Well, all fingers are never equal, but that gulf seems way more pronounced in Kenya. You may have been used to the middle-class social tag prevalent in most countries of the world.<\/p>\n<p>But Kenya is interestingly different. There\u2019s nothing like middle-class here; you are either a rich dude with enough cash to throw around or a broke ass, confined to the lower rug of the social ladder. Here, the gap between the rich and poor is so palpable that you can cut it with a knife.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Great filming locations for blockbusters<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-4478\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.wakanow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/kenya-film-450x216.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"450\" height=\"216\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.wakanow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/kenya-film-450x216.jpg 450w, https:\/\/blog.wakanow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/kenya-film-480x230.jpg 480w, https:\/\/blog.wakanow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/kenya-film.jpg 730w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>This seductive African destination makes for <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.wakanow.com\/7-incredible-game-of-thrones-filming-locations-visit-now\/\">a great film location<\/a>, and popular movies like <strong>The Air Up There<\/strong>, <strong>Born Free<\/strong>, <strong>Tomb Raider<\/strong>, <strong>Out of Africa<\/strong> and <strong>Nowhere in Africa<\/strong> are <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.wakanow.com\/11-travel-movies-will-inspire-wanderlust\/\">some of the movies<\/a> to have been shot in Kenya.<\/p>\n<p>The presence of rolling mountains; white, sandy beaches, and incredible safaris offers amazing backdrops for motion picture, and it\u2019s not hard to figure out why Kenya has been a massive attraction for most movie producers around the world.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Kenya\u2019s Great Rift Valley is over 20 million-years-old<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-4479\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.wakanow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Great-Rift-Valley-450x181.jpg\" alt=\"Great Rift Valley in Kenya\" width=\"450\" height=\"181\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.wakanow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Great-Rift-Valley-450x181.jpg 450w, https:\/\/blog.wakanow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Great-Rift-Valley-768x309.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.wakanow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Great-Rift-Valley-1024x411.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blog.wakanow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Great-Rift-Valley-740x297.jpg 740w, https:\/\/blog.wakanow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Great-Rift-Valley-480x193.jpg 480w, https:\/\/blog.wakanow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Great-Rift-Valley.jpg 1135w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Can you beat that?<\/p>\n<p>Scientists say this soaring cliff was formed about 20 million years ago when the earth began to split. The valley has a string of alkaline lakes \u2013 Naivasha, Nakuru, Hell\u2019s Gate, etc \u2013 with lots of pelicans, flamingos and other bird species. This makes the valley a hotspot for bird-watchers.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>It\u2019s the Big Five Kingdom<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-4480\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.wakanow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Big-Five-450x240.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"450\" height=\"240\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.wakanow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Big-Five-450x240.jpg 450w, https:\/\/blog.wakanow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Big-Five-768x409.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.wakanow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Big-Five-1024x546.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blog.wakanow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Big-Five-1200x640.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/blog.wakanow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Big-Five-740x394.jpg 740w, https:\/\/blog.wakanow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Big-Five-480x256.jpg 480w, https:\/\/blog.wakanow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Big-Five.jpg 1407w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Call it the <a href=\"http:\/\/edition.cnn.com\/travel\/article\/best-safari-experiences\/index.html\">Safari Capital of the world<\/a>, and you are not wrong!<\/p>\n<p>Kenya is home to the Big Five \u2013 the African elephant, lion, buffalo, leopard and the rhino. It\u2019s not surprising why CNN once rated <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.wakanow.com\/experience-masai-mara-three-magic-hats\/\">Kenya\u2019s safaris<\/a> as the best in the world.<\/p>\n<p>Click <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.wakanow.com\/5-top-attractions-kenya\/\">here <\/a>to learn more about Kenya.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kenya is a vacation spot off the beaten track, and many tourists troop here every day to experience its sunshine, colourful beaches and wildlife.\u00a0Yet, we&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4473,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","_kad_post_transparent":"","_kad_post_title":"","_kad_post_layout":"","_kad_post_sidebar_id":"","_kad_post_content_style":"","_kad_post_vertical_padding":"","_kad_post_feature":"","_kad_post_feature_position":"","_kad_post_header":false,"_kad_post_footer":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[111],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v22.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>7 Interesting Kenya Facts We Bet You Didn&#039;t Know | Wakanow Blog<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Think you know Kenya inside out? 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